We now need specified forms of photo ID to vote, including the local elections in May. Some people won't have it and won't realise that they can apply for a certificate online that gives them the ability to vote.
We have one month longer to register (25th April deadline) if this form of ID is needed and people do need to be registered to vote to begin with before applying.
If you've not already done so, please share this information wherever you can so as many people as possible have the chance to vote as normal.
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/ ... r/voter-id"If you don’t have accepted photo ID (https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need), you can apply for a free voter ID document, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate.
The deadline to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate for the local elections in England on 4 May 2023 is 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023."
"You only need to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate if:
you do not have accepted photo ID
you no longer look like the photo on your ID
the name on your photo ID is different to your name on the electoral register"
"The photo on your ID must look like you. You can still use your ID even if it has expired."
(while over-60s travel passes are accepted photo ID, young people's equivalents are not accepted)