United KingdomGovernment and law 80 · Government, law and your role
You will be away on the day of an election and cannot get to your polling station. What can you apply for so that you can still vote?
- aA postal voteCorrect answer
- bA vote by telephone
- cA vote in the following week
- dA vote by text message
Why?
If you cannot vote in person, you can apply to vote by post, or ask someone you trust to vote for you (a proxy vote). UK elections do not offer telephone or text voting, and no votes can be cast after the polls close on polling day.
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