The next UK General Election is less than a month away. Here’s what LGBT+ voters might need to consider.

Key Considerations:

• Voters must now present photo identification to vote at polling stations in elections – once you arrive at a polling station, your photo ID will be checked before you can fill in a ballot.
• Only certain forms of ID can be used to vote. Please see below for further information.
• You can still vote by post without using a Voter ID.

Ensuring that you have valid Voter ID

• Valid photo ID for this election includes:
  • A UK passport
  • A UK driving licence
  • A biometric immigration document
  • A Voter Authority Certificate
• Find a full list here.
• You can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate online by clicking here. All you need is a digital photo and your National Insurance number.

Key information for Trans+ voters

• If a polling clerk has ‘reasonable doubt’ about your identity, they can refuse to give you a ballot.
• If your photo is recent and the name on your ID matches the electoral register, you should be allowed to vote.
• Your gender marker is not relevant, whichever ID you have.
• If you have legally changed your name, you can present your name change documents to prove that your ID is correct.
• Your name on your ID and/or on your name change documents have to match what is on the electoral register.

Key dates

• 18^th June: Deadline to register to vote (11:59pm)
• 19^th June: Deadline to apply for a postal vote (5pm)
• 26^th June:
  • Deadline to apply for a proxy vote [exemptions apply] (5pm)
  • Deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate (5pm)
• 4^th July: Election Day (7am-10pm)

For more information, visit LGBT Hero’s Voting Hub here.