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Voting in Elections

The electoral register is the list of everyone who is entitled to vote. It is updated every year using details from the registration form you receive each autumn from the Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board.

Now there is rolling registration, which means the register is updated every month.

So if you've moved house or been missed from the Register, you can get your new details added much quicker.

Download a form to register to vote

Once you've registered you can also choose to vote by proxy or by post.

Proxy Votes

A proxy vote can be granted to anyone who satisfies the electoral registration officer that he or she cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person on polling day. Examples include those on holiday, those who are ill or in hospital, people away on business and people who have moved house but have not had time to register at their new address and are thus still on the register at their old address. Proxies may vote by post if they want to.

For more information contact the Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board at the address at the bottom of this page.

Postal Votes

For your convenience, you now have the right to vote by post.  New arrangements allow anyone who is on the Register of Electors to apply for a postal vote at any election. 

Postal votes can be set up on a permanent basis, for a set period, or as a one-off in advance of any election.

Download a form to register to vote by post

Forms should be printed, completed and returned to:

Ayrshire Valuation Joint Board
9 Wellington Square, AYR KA7 1HL

Tel 01292 612 538
Fax 01292 612673