Voting at the polling station with Voter ID

You will need to take photo ID with you when you vote at a polling station.

A polling station is the place you go to vote in an election.

You will need to show 1 form of ID from this list:

• Passport

• driving licence (a provisional license is ok)

• identity card with PASS mark (this is a card which proves your age)

• biometric immigration document (this is a document which proves your identity through a photo and fingerprints)

Some travel cards and some national identity cards are ok.

You can find out which cards are ok on the government’s website.

If your photo ID is out of date, it is ok to use it if the photo still looks like you.

For more information about what you can use as photo ID, go to the Electoral Commission’s website,

or phone the Electoral Commission’s helpline on 0800 328 0280. 

If you do not have any of the ID on the list or you are not sure if your photo ID still looks like you,

you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate. 

A Voter Authority Certificate is free.

You will be able to use your Voter Authority Certificate as photo ID when you vote at a polling station.