{"id":1050,"date":"2020-11-20T21:42:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T21:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2020-11-24T11:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:55:28","slug":"voting-in-the-general-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/homepage\/voting-in-the-general-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting in the General Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1050\" class=\"elementor elementor-1050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f684187 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"26192\" data-id=\"4f684187\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4403370e\" data-eae-slider=\"89269\" data-id=\"4403370e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d12811b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d12811b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Your Voice Counts!<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Voting in the General Election<\/strong><\/p><p>There will be General Election on Thursday December 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02019. This will decide who the next Government will be.<\/p><p>The political party with the most votes will win and then make choices for everyone in the country, whether they voted or not.<\/p><p>You can vote if:<\/p><p>You will be 18 or over on the day of the election.<\/p><p>You are a British, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen.<\/p><p>You are resident at an address in the UK<\/p><p><strong>You need to be registered to vote to have your say in the election<\/strong>. If you have moved house recently, you may not be registered.<\/p><p>If you are not registered to vote already, you must get registered by\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 26 November<\/strong>\u00a0to vote in the General Election.<\/p><p>You can register to vote online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\"><strong>www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0You will need your national insurance number.<\/p><p>If you live in Manchester and need support to fill in the registration form, you can contact the Electoral Services Unit on 0161 234 1212 or email them at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:esu@manchester.gov.uk\">esu@manchester.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p><p>They can also tell you about the support and assistance available for voting.<\/p><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_voting-in-the-general-election-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_voting-in-the-general-election-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breakthrough-uk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/content-image_voting-in-the-general-election.jpeg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Disabled people\u2019s voting rights and access to polling stations<\/strong><\/p><p>Local authorities have to make sure that disabled voters are not at a disadvantage on polling day. They must give you:<\/p><ol><li>Information at the polling station about what assistance is available<\/li><li>The right to request assistance to mark the ballot paper<\/li><li>A tactile voting device so that you can vote in secret &#8211; if required<\/li><li>A large-print version of the ballot paper for reference \u2013 if required<\/li><li>Assistance if you are unable to gain access to the polling station<\/li><\/ol><p>On the day, if the polling station is not accessible you can ask the Presiding Officer to take the ballot paper to you. If there are any other barriers you should contact your local authority first as they are responsible for making sure the polling stations are accessible.<\/p><p>There are two other ways to vote if you can\u2019t be there to vote in person on the day of an election \u2013 either a postal vote or a proxy vote. To apply for a postal or proxy vote you must already be registered to vote.<\/p><p><strong>A proxy vote<\/strong>\u00a0means someone can vote on your behalf. This can happen if you have a medical or impairment-related reason for not voting in person. Anyone can act as your proxy as long as they are registered to vote and allowed to vote in the same election.<\/p><p>Anyone registered to vote in an election can apply for a\u00a0<strong>postal vote<\/strong>. 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