POSTAL voters in the district will need to reapply.
Following changes introduced by the Elections Act 2022, voters are now required to reapply for their postal vote every three years.
All postal voters who completed a postal vote application form before October 31, 2023, will be required to renew their postal vote application by January 31 next year. Postal votes will be limited to a maximum of three years, following which it will be necessary to make a new application.
Stratford District Council will be contacting around 17,000 registered postal voters in the district directly by email, where an email address is held or by post informing them of the new rules and encouraging them to reapply as soon as possible ahead of the deadline.
The quickest and easiest way to reapply for a postal vote application is to apply online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
SDC elections officer Alice Revans-Perry said: “Changes to the Government’s Elections Act mean that it’s now necessary for people to reapply for a postal vote every three years. Those who last applied before October 2023 will soon by contacted by our elections team to remind them that they need to reapply if they want to continue to vote by post in future elections.
“We are using emails to reduce the cost of obtaining information from our residents. Please help us by responding to our request for information as soon as possible.”
Visit www.stratford.gov.uk/postal-votes for further information.
