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Am I Registered To Vote In The EU Referendum? How To Check Your Voter Registration

You should have received your polling card in the post.
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Millions of people are heading to the polls today to decide if Britain remains part of the European Union, or will leave it forever.

If you are eligible to vote, you should have been sent a polling card in the post. If you aren't sure, read on to find out more.

Am I registered to vote?

To find out if you’re registered to vote in the EU referendum, contact your local electoral registration office. To do this, click the 'find now' button on the About My Vote website.

You will then see a phone number and email for your local office.

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David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after casting their votes in the EU referendum at a polling station in London on Thursday.
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Who can register to vote?

You can register to vote if you are:

  • 16 or over in England and Wales (but you cannot actually vote until you are 18); or 14 or over in Scotland (but you cannot vote in local elections and elections to the Scottish Parliament until you are 16, or elections to the UK and European Parliaments until you are 18).

  • A UK, Republic of Ireland or qualifying Commonwealth citizen - meaning have leave to enter or remain in the UK, or do not require such leave.

  • A citizen of a European Union country living in the UK.

  • A citizen of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or a British Overseas Territory living in the UK.

What's the deadline to register to vote?

The deadline to register for the EU referendum has already passed, but you can still register for future votes at any time of the year here. It takes just five minutes.

Where is my polling card for the referendum?

If you think you have registered but haven’t received a card, check with your local authority which you can find here.

Where do I go to vote in the referendum?

By now, you should have received your polling card in the post. It will tell you where your polling station is.

When are polling stations open?

Between 7am and 10pm on Thursday.

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A man walks into a polling station to vote in the EU referendum, in Etherow country park in Stockport, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates
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A policeman stands outside a polling station in Biggin Hill, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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A man wearing a European themed cycling jersey arrives to vote at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in central London, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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A woman photographs her daughter after she voted at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after voting in the EU referendum, at a polling station in central London, Britain June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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People arrive to vote at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in Heald Green, Stockport, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates
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Electoral workers carry signs as they prepare a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A polling station is prepared for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
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A man carries an umbrella as he leaves a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in north London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
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Women walk past a pub being used as a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in west London, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville
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A man puts up a sign at a polling station for the Referendum on the European Union in Heald Green, Stockport, Britain, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Yates
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stops for a photograph with members of the public as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn walks with Labour Party activists as he leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home to cast his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A man holding an umbrella passes by a polling station sign during the British EU Referendum in London, United Kingdom on June 23, 2016. Voting has begun in the United Kingdoms historic referendum on its membership of the European Union. Polling stations will remain open for 15 hours until 10 p.m. local time. (Photo by Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn casts his vote at a polling station at Pakeman Primary School in Islington on June 23, 2016 in London, England. The United Kingdom is going to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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A sign for a polling station is attached to a fence in Little Milton on June 23, 2016.Millions of Britons began voting today in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Polling Station sign for the Referendum on the European Union is erected in the village of St Florence, Near Tenby, Pembrokeshire in Wales, June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
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Signs are put up outside the polling station at West Blatchington Windmill near Brighton, in southern England on June 23, 2016, as Britain holds a referendum on wether to stay or leave the European Union (EU).Millions of Britons began voting Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
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A general view of a polling station at the White Horse Inn in Priors Dean, Hampshire, also known as the 'Pub with no name' , as voters head to the polls across the UK in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave.
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Presiding officer Ahmed Z Jamee prepares to open the polling station at West Blatchington Windmill near Brighton, in southern England on June 23, 2016, as Britain holds a referendum on wether to stay or leave the European Union (EU).Millions of Britons began voting Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A presiding officer (L) and poll clerk (C) drink a cup of tea while waiting for early morning voters at a polling station set up in a launderette in Headington outside Oxford on June 23, 2016.Millions of Britons began voting today in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could tear up the island nation's EU membership and spark the greatest emergency of the bloc's 60-year history. / AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A dog is tied to railings outside a polling station waiting for its owner to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
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Officials wait for voters inside a polling station being used in the EU referendum in a guest house annex in Dogmersfield, Hampshire.
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SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 23: A dog is tied to railings outside a polling station waiting for its owner to cast their vote on the EU Referendum on June 23, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has gone to the polls to decide whether or not the country wishes to remain within the European Union. After a hard fought campaign from both REMAIN and LEAVE the vote is too close to call. A result on the referendum is expected on Friday morning. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
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Voters arrive the polling station set up at the Little Braxted Bakery in Little Braxted, Essex as voters are set to go to the polls to decide whether the UK should remain in the European Union.
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