You can apply to appoint a proxy who will vote on your behalf if you cannot vote in person because:

• Your work or studies regularly take you away from home

• You are blind or suffer from other form of physical impairment

• You are in poor health, or are in residential care or hospital

• You can also vote by proxy for a particular election if you are away on the day of the election.

If you wish to vote by proxy you must find someone who is willing to vote for you. He or she will then be able to vote on your behalf, at your polling station.

A proxy must be at least 18 years old and not disqualified to vote in his or her own right. At a General Election, the proxy must be a British, Irish or other Commonwealth citizen; and for Local Government or European parliamentary elections he or she may be a citizen of the European Union. No person may act as proxy for more than two people at the same election, unless he or she is closely related to them.

If you appoint a proxy, you may still vote in person, providing you do so before the proxy has voted on your behalf. Voting by proxy, is therefore more suitable for people who work away regularly.

If you would like to apply to vote by proxy, all you need to do is download the application form below (forms cannot be completed online) and complete it before returning it to the Electoral Services Section.

All new applications for proxy votes must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer at least six working days before the day of the election.

Contact details: For more information about voting and elections, contact Denise Smith (Electoral Services) on 01493 846548 or email elections@great-yarmouth.gov.uk 

(125kb) Proxy Vote Application Form (125kb)