Voter ID - Horsham Liberal Democrats

Voter ID for elections from May 2023

View information more on Horsham District Council's website here.

From May 2023 Electors will be required to show an accepted form of photographic identification in order to receive their ballot paper(s) to cast their vote in a polling station at:

UK Parliamentary general elections
Recall petitions
local elections in England
local referendums in England
Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Wales

Accepted forms of identification are set out in Schedule 1 of the Elections Act. This list includes ‘an electoral identity document issued under section 13BD (electoral identity document: Great Britain)’. This is a new document which Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) will be required to provide, free of charge, to any eligible elector who applies for one.

There will be three varieties of this ‘electoral identity document':

the Voter Authority Certificate – previously referred to as the voter card
the temporary Voter Authority Certificate, which EROs will have the discretion to provide in contingency situations
the Anonymous Electors Document, for use by anonymous electors only

The Voter Authority Certificate is expected to be an A4 paper-based document, with appropriate security features, displaying only the elector’s name, photograph, date of issue, issuing local authority, an ‘identifier’ (i.e. an alphanumerical reference), and a recommended renewal date.

The deadline for applications for Voter Authority Certificates will be 5pm, 6 working days ahead of a poll.

For applicants, the Voter Authority Certificate application service will consist of:

a GOV.UK Voter Authority Certificate Service – an online application service, provided by central government on the GOV.UK website, where electors can submit their application for a Voter Authority Certificate online
an alternative paper application form designed by the Electoral Commission, allowing electors to make their application for a Voter Authority Certificate on paper and either post or hand in the application to their ERO

Apply for a free voter ID online here.

Current accepted list of photographic ID

Passport

a UK passport
a passport issued by an EEA state or Commonwealth country

Apply for a UK passport.

Driving licence (including provisional licences)

a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under 15(i) Part 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or (ii) the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (SI 1981/154 (N.I. 1))
a driving licence issued by any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state

Immigration document

A biometric immigration document issued in accordance with regulations under section 5 of the UK Borders Act 2007.

Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram

These include:

CitizenCard
My ID Card
Milton Keynes all in 1 MK Card
NUS Totum ID Card
Validate UK Card
Young Scot Card
One ID 4 U Card

Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)

Commonly known as a MOD90.

Concessionary travel passes

This list has been updated since the introduction of the Elections Bill. It exhaustively sets out all concessionary travel cards that will be accepted, to avoid any confusion amongst electors.