Combined Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections 7 May 2020
The deadline for us to receive applications for new postal votes and to amend or cancel existing postal votes is 5pm on Wednesday 22 April 2020.
If you are currently a postal voter, or we receive your application by March 30 March 2020, we will despatch your postal vote to you around Monday 20 April 2020.
If we receive your application for a postal vote between Tuesday 31 March 2020 and the deadline for applications of 5pm on Wednesday 22 April 2020, we will despatch your postal vote to you around Monday 27 April 2020.
If you are a British citizen living overseas and registered to vote, you will need to give consideration to the length of time it takes for post to go to and from the UK. If you think there may not be enough time to receive and return a postal vote to us before 10pm on polling day, a proxy vote may be more suitable.
Please note, if you are not already registered to vote, we must receive your application to register to vote before we can accept an application to vote by post. The deadline to receive your application to register to vote is midnight 22 April 2020.
Apply for a Postal Vote
If you are registered to vote you can apply to be a postal voter.
To apply for a postal vote please print off the form, complete it and return it to us via post. You can also send a scanned copy to us via email, making sure all information is readable.
Application to vote by post
Post to -
Electoral Services
The Guildhall
Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
Email to -
electoral.services@hullcc.gov.uk
If you move house, your electoral registration and postal vote do not move with you. You will need to make a new application to register to vote and a new postal vote application.
You can apply for a postal vote for different time periods -
- one election
- a set period of time
- permanently
Postal votes are usually sent out a few weeks before election day. If you apply for a postal vote close to the date of an election, then your postal vote may not be dispatched until a week before polling day.
If you live overseas, consider how long it may take your postal vote to arrive as this could affect us receiving your vote in time to be counted. You may wish to apply for a proxy vote instead.
If you are a postal voter, you are not permitted to vote at a polling station.
The deadline to apply for, amend or cancel a postal vote is 5pm on the 11th working day before an election.
How postal voting works
Every time you vote by post, we will send you a ballot paper and a postal voting statement. You need to complete the postal voting statement with your signature and date of birth. Return it to us along with your complete ballot paper.
The signature and date of birth on the statement will be checked against your original application to make sure nobody else can use your vote. It is very important that you are extra careful when completing your postal vote application and make sure you sign the same way each time. If you are a permanent postal voter, we will ask you to provide a fresh signature every 5 years.
If you change your signature for any reason, you will need to complete a new postal vote application form, so we can update our records.
If you can't sign the application form, or can't sign the same way every time, please notify us to request an application to waive the requirement to provide a signature.
Email to - electoral.services@hullcc.gov.uk
Call - 01482 300 302
Cancelling or amending your postal vote
If you no longer wish to have a postal vote, you need to let us know in writing, providing your name, address and you must sign the letter.
If you wish to amend your postal vote, for example, asking it to be sent to a different address, you will need to complete a new postal vote application form.
Application to vote by post
Voting by post as Proxy
If you have been set up to vote by proxy by someone, you can apply to vote for them by post.
You will need to complete a postal proxy application form.
For more information and the application form visit our proxy voting page
The deadline to apply for, amend or cancel a postal proxy vote is 5pm on the 11th working day before an election.
If you set up a postal proxy, you and the person you are proxy for are not permitted to vote at a polling station.