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<p>Government officials worked closely with Returning Officers and the Electoral Commission
and<br>other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE)
and the<br>Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running
of the polls on 23<br>May</p><p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are under a
statutory duty to ensure people who are eligible<br>to vote in elections have the
opportunity to do so. For the recent European Parliamentary elections<br>that included
making sure relevant citizens of the EU who are resident in the UK and registered
to<br>vote in local elections were made aware they needed to complete a voter registration
and<br>declaration form (commonly referred to as a UC1 or EC6 form) in order to enable
them to vote</p><p>The Electoral Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this
function and encouraged them<br>to take additional steps to raise awareness of this
requirement locally, through social media<br>channels and other means.</p><p>The Electoral
Commission supported EROs in the discharge of this function. It issued guidance on<br>the
4th April which recommended that EROs should identify EU citizens who are on the local<br>government
register and send them a declaration form and supporting information explaining how<br>they
can declare their intent to vote in these elections in the UK should they wish to.</p>
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