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<p>The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliamentary<br>elections
and put in place all the necessary legislative and funding elements to enable Returning<br>Officers
to make their preparations required for the polls on 23 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><p>In line with
their statutory duty, the Electoral Commission will be publishing a report into the<br>administration
of the polls later this year.</p>
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