When you arrive at your polling station, a staff member will ask for your name and check that you are on the electoral register and ask to see your ID, check that it's accepted, and that it looks like you. If you are registered to vote anonymously, you will be asked to show your poll card and anonymous elector’s document (AED).
A private area will be available should you choose to have your photo ID viewed in private. This might be a separate room, or an area separated by a privacy screen, depending on the polling station.
The staff member will cross your name off the register and give you a ballot paper listing the candidates you can vote for. You might be given more than one ballot paper if there is more than one election taking place in your local area on the same day.
Take your ballot paper (or papers) to a polling booth, so that you can cast your vote in secret.
Read the instructions on the ballot paper carefully. Some elections use different voting methods, so you need to make sure you fill in each ballot paper correctly.
Complete your ballot paper using the pencil provided in the polling booth. You can also use your own pen if you want to. Don't write anything else on the paper, or your vote may not be counted.
If you make a mistake, don't put your ballot paper in the ballot box. Ask the polling station staff for a replacement ballot paper, and fill it in again.
Once you're done, fold your completed ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.
