Name of the Organization : Hackney Council
Type of Facility : How do Register to vote
State : London
Country : England
Website : http://www.hackney.gov.uk/registering-to-vote
Register to vote :
Use this service to apply to register to vote or to :
** update your name, address or other details on the electoral register
** change your voting preferences, eg to vote in person or by post
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** change whether you’re on the open register
** It usually takes about 5 minutes.
You may need the following, if you have them :
** your National Insurance number
** your passport if you’re a British citizen living abroad
** You need to be on the electoral register to vote in elections and referendums.
How do I register?
** Registering to vote is quick and easy.
** It takes just a few minutes online.
** You will need to provide your National Insurance number, which can be found on your National Insurance card, on your payslip or letters about benefits or tax credits.
** Alternatively, you can print off the registration forms, or collect copies from Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, E8 1DY.
** It is much quicker to register online.
** We will write to you to confirm that you have been successfully added to the electoral register.
** If we are unable to confirm your identity, we will write to you to request proof of ID.
** You must re-register to vote every time you change address.
** Even if you pay council tax, you’re not automatically registered to vote.
The electoral register :
** There are two versions of the electoral register – the full register and the open register.
The full register :
** The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote.
** You can view it at any of the following venues.
** No appointment is required.
Hackney Archives :
Dalston CLR James Library and Hackney Archives
Dalston Square
E8 3BQ
Viewing times : Tuesday-Thursday, 9.30am-5.30pm, Fri 9.30am-1pm, Sat 10am-5pm. Closed Monday and Sunday.
Electoral Services :
Hackney Town Hall
Mare Street
E8 1EA
Viewing times: Monday-Friday, between 9am-5pm.
** Only certain people and organisations can have copies of the full register and they can only use it for specified purposes.
** These include electoral purposes, the prevention and detection of crime and checking your identity when you have applied for credit.
The open register :
** The open register leaves out the names and addresses of people who have asked for them to be excluded from the version of the register.
** It can be bought by anyone who asks for a copy and they may use it for any purpose.
** You can view it at any library in Hackney.
** Please note that you will be supervised while viewing and only handwritten notes can be taken.
Address :
Electoral Registration and Elections Office
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
E8 1DY
Tel : 020 8356 3232
Tel 2 : 020 8356 4344
Email : info AT hackney.gov.uk
Opening times :
Office hours – Mon to Fri: 9am – 5pm
Phone line : 020 8356 3232 Mon to Fri: 8am – 8pm. Sat: 9am – 1pm