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                                                                     SCOTTISH  GOVERNMENT ELECTION

                                                                                        5TH MAY 2022

 

On Thursday 5th May 2022 residents in Scotland will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them in the Scottish Parliament.

FOREIGN CITIZENS

Following a change in legislation, all qualifying ‘Foreign Nationals’ resident in Scotland can now register to vote and will be eligible to take part in Local and Scottish Parliamentary elections.

YOUNG VOTERS

At this election, you are also eligible to take part if you will be 16 years of age on or before the day of the poll – 5th May 2022

 

Please make sure you register to be able to have your say.

 

For more information on the Scottish Parliament and who is eligible to vote, please click on the link below:

Scottish Parliament | Electoral Commission

 

If you are already registered to vote, you don’t need to register again for this election unless you move house. If you do change your address, the easiest way to register to vote from your new address is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

 

Voting by Post at this Election?

Planning is already under way to make sure that Polling places will be safe places to cast your vote in person, but have you considered VOTING BY POST? 

As there are statutory closing dates for submitting Postal vote applications, it is vital that you send in your application AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE to allow the Electoral Team plenty of time to receive, check and process your application.

 

A Postal Vote application form can be downloaded on our Electoral Forms page: ELECTORAL FORMS | RVJB (renfrewshire-vjb.gov.uk)

 

You can also phone or email the Electoral Team to request an application to be sent out to you.

Call: 0300 300 0150 or Email: ero@renfrewshire-vjb.gov.uk