I am writing to share with you that residents who applied for their postal vote on or before 31 January 2024 and wish to continue with this arrangement will need to reapply for their postal vote before 31 January 2026.
The implementation of Elections Act 2022 means that a postal vote can only be held for a maximum of three years. Some residents will have already been contacted digitally via the Gov.Uk notify service and those that have not re-applied will be invited to re-apply again. For those residents that we do not hold email addresses for or who have not re-applied will be sent a written notice to their registered address inviting them to re-apply.
Any electors that do not re-apply for their postal vote, will have their postal vote removed on 31 January 2026.
We will be inviting residents who we hold email addresses for to reapply – the communication will come from the GOV.UK service from 20 October 2025. Written notices will be sent from 17 November. We are encouraging early and online re-applications.
Additionally, we will be posting information on our social media sites, intranet news and a press release has been issued (Have your say - postal vote reapplications are due!)
Any assistance you can give in informing residents that they will need to reapply for their postal vote, would be most helpful.
Residents can reapply for their postal vote by visiting: Apply for a postal vote - GOV.UK, or returning the postal vote application form on reverse side of the written notice.
