A poll card or polling card is a document which is sent to all registered voters shortly before an election

Election

An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...

. The poll card gives information about the election and the voter such as the date of the election, the location of the polling station

Polling station

A polling place or polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections.Since elections generally take place over a one- or two-day span on a periodic basis, often annual or longer, polling places are often located in facilities used for other purposes, such as schools, churches, sports...

, the poll's opening and closing times and the name, address and electoral number of the voter. It is not necessary to take the card to the polling station to vote. Give your name and address to the electoral officer, he will check the electoral register and give you a ballot paper.

External links

• Voting at an election - Directgov
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