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<p>Government officials worked closely with Returning Officers and the Electoral Commission
and other agencies such as the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE)
and the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) to support the smooth running
of the polls on 23 May.</p><p> </p><p>Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are under
a statutory duty to ensure people who are eligible to vote in elections have the opportunity
to do so. For the recent European Parliamentary elections that included making sure
relevant citizens of the EU who are resident in the UK and registered to vote in local
elections were made aware they needed to complete a voter registration and declaration
form (commonly referred to as a UC1 or EC6 form) in order to enable them to vote.</p><p>
</p><p>On 5 April, the Electoral Commission published guidance for local returning
officers and EROs on the upcoming European parliamentary elections. This guidance
reminded EROs to prepare and issue UC1 forms to EU citizens on the electoral register.
It also encouraged EROs to agree plans and timings for postal vote despatch, including
plans on how to prioritise the despatch of overseas votes. Overseas voters include
UK eligible citizens living in the EU.</p><p> </p>
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