You can now apply online to vote by post. You also need to prove your identity when applying, by providing your National Insurance number.
These changes apply to UK Parliament elections, including by-elections and recall petitions, local elections and Police and Crime Commissioner elections.
You can apply to vote by post if you are unable to attend your polling station on election day. Your ballot paper will be posted to you shortly before an election.
A postal vote can be sent to your home address, or to any other address that you supply, including overseas. You will need to consider whether there will be enough time to receive and return your ballot paper by election day.
You can apply for a postal vote online:
Apply for a postal vote on GOV.UK
Postal vote applications are only valid for three years. You will need to reapply for a postal vote at the end of this time. All postal vote applications will require ID verification.
You will receive your postal votes shortly before election day. Once you have received it:
Visit the Electoral Commission website for more information about postal voting and to apply.
Campaigners are restricted on the handling of postal votes. It is a criminal offence for parties and campaigners to handle completed postal votes and postal vote envelopes. Only voters, a family member or a designated carer will be able to hand in a postal vote. Voters will not be allowed to hand in more than five postal ballot packs (in addition to their own).
For frequently asked questions on postal voting visit Warwick District Councill's remote voting page.