Voters on the county are going to the polls today – we have no local council elections but people can vote for the first East Midlands Mayor and the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner.
Voters will go to the polls today Thursday, May 2 between 7am and 10pm.
The results will likely be counted overnight and announced some time on Friday, May 3.
Voters will be asked to show photographic ID at polling stations, such as a passport, driving license, blue badge or an Older Person’s Bus Pass.
Rushcliffe Borough Council is reminding residents to make sure they have an accepted form of photo ID or a Voter Authority Certificate if voting in person at a polling station at elections on Thursday May 2.
Rushcliffe residents go to the polls on the day in the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and East Midlands Combined County Authority Mayoral Elections.
The UK Government introduced the requirement for voters to show photo ID or a Voter Authority Certificate when voting at a polling station from May 2023 and will apply again in England this week.
The legislation does not apply for residents who vote by post, as this voting method is verified in other ways.
Forms of acceptable photo ID which can be used to vote with include:
- Passport
- Driving licence (including provisional licence)
- Blue badge
- Certain concessionary travel cards
- Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
- Biometric Immigration document
- Defence identity card
- Certain national identity cards
If you have a form of accepted photo ID which is out of date, you can still use it to vote at a polling station if it still looks like you.
Further information on which forms of photo ID will be accepted, is available on the Electoral Commission website at electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID or call their helpline on 0800 328 0280.
Rushcliffe Borough Council’s Local Returning Officer for the elections Katherine Marriott said: “It is essential that everyone brings a form of photo ID or their Voter Authority Certificate with them if voting in person at a polling station at this week’s elections, otherwise they won’t be able to vote.
“If anyone has any other questions about the photo ID requirements, get in touch with our electoral registration team by emailing elections@rushcliffe.gov.uk or call 0115 981 9911.”
