The electoral registration officer appointed under Part I of the Act was also to compile a local government register, although the two registers could be combined, with the names of those persons registered only as local government electors marked.
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Its aims were to get Electoral Registration Officers to target groups seen as less likely to register to vote, have voter registration sessions in schools and colleges, and to make registering to vote as simple and straightforward as possible.
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Applications must be submitted individually ( unlike the annual canvass forms where one person is responsible for registering all eligible people in a household ) using registration forms available from local Electoral Registration Officers or the Electoral Commission's website.
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The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is the returning officer and electoral registration officer for all of Northern Ireland, and runs the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, which compiles the Electoral roll and manages all elections in Northern Ireland.
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A voter who has become ill or disabled after 5pm six working days before polling day can make an emergency application to vote by proxy as long as the application is received by the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on polling day.
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Elections are administered locally; in each Electoral Commission only sets standards for and issues guidelines to Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers, but is responsible for nationwide electoral administration ( such as the registration of political parties and directing the administration of national referendums ).
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Postal ballots can be sent anywhere within and outside the United Kingdom, although if they are not sent to a voter's registered address, a reason must be provided to the Electoral Registration Officer as to why the postal ballot is to be sent to an alternative address.
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A person who qualifies to register to vote can be registered anonymously if they can satisfy the Electoral Registration Officer that their safety or that of any other person living in the same household would be at risk if their name and address were printed in the electoral register.
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The proxy can either vote in person, or can apply for a postal proxy vote ( though a postal proxy vote application has an even earlier deadline-any such request must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm 11 working days before polling day at the latest ).
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Although no proof of identity or address is necessary when submitting an application, the Electoral Registration Officer can require the applicant to provide further " information " regarding the applicant's age, nationality, residence and whether or not they are disqualified and / or " evidence " to prove the applicant's age and / or nationality.
