Requesting a Register or Absent Voters List
Once you officially become a candidate, you are entitled to receive a free copy of the full electoral registers. You are also entitled to the lists of people voting by post or proxy (‘the lists of absent voters’) for the whole of the police area that you are contesting.
The electoral register lists the names and addresses of everyone who is registered to vote in public elections. The register is used for electoral purposes, such as making sure only eligible people can vote. It is also used for other limited purposes specified in law, such as detecting crime (e.g. fraud), calling people for jury service, checking credit applications.
Registered political parties are entitled to receive a copy of the electoral register at any time.
The request must be made in writing and the forms can be found below:
Absent Voters List Request Form
You can submit your form via email (as a clear attachment) to:
elections@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk
Or alternatively, post it to: Electoral Services
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
While requests must be made to the Electoral Registration Officer, you should also liaise with the Police Area Returning Officer at West Suffolk, who may have put arrangements in place to coordinate requests for all the registers and lists in the police area.
The register and lists will be supplied in electronic format unless a paper copy is specifically requested.
The version of the electoral register and lists supplied will be the ones current at the time of application. You may also request the updates to the electoral registers and lists that are published in the lead-up to the poll, including the list of newly registered electors when it is published five working days before the poll.
Any person found breaching the restrictions on use of the electoral register could face an unlimited fine. For more information see the Electoral Commission's guidance on restrictions on the use of the electoral register in England and Wales.