Elections Act 2022

The Elections Act received Royal Assent in April 2022, find out what this means for voting in the future

The UK Government has passed major changes to the electoral system in the UK.  They believe it will allow greater protections for voters against fraud, more support for disabled people at the polling booth and measures to prevent intimidation at the ballot box.

The Act will be introduced in to the world of elections over the next few years, with changes coming as soon as May 2023.

In summary the Act includes:

• View our Voter ID at polling stations page
• View our Changes to postal voting page.
• View our Changes to proxy voting page
• View our Improving the accessibility of elections page
• View our Preventing undue influence page
• View our Changes for EU Citizens page
• View our Changes to overseas voting page
• View our Changes to the Police and Crime Commissioner voting system page

To find out more about the Act and what it means for you, follow the links below:

Gov.uk

View the Elections Bill 2021 Summary factsheet

Electoral Commission

View the Elections Act