Application to vote by emergency
proxy based on disability
Who can support my application?
If they are giving care or treating you for the disability your application can be supported by:
a registered medical practitioner (includes dentist, optician, pharmacist, osteopath, chiropractor or psychologist)
a registered nurse
a registered health professional
If they are giving care, treating you, or have arranged care or assistance in respect of the disability your
application can be supported by:
a registered social worker
Alternatively your application can be supported by:
a registered mental health manager or their representative
the person registered as running the residential care home you live in
the warden of the premises you live in that are provided for people of pensionable age or
disabled persons
If you are registered blind by a local authority and your application is based on your blindness, you do not
need to have your application supported. You must complete part 4B.
If you are in receipt of a benefit payment (listed below) because of the disability specified in the
application, then you do not need to have your application supported. You must complete part 4C.
Benefit payments:
A higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance
The enhanced rate of the mobility component of the personal independence payment
An armed forces independence payment
What happens after I’ve returned this form?
Your proxy must go to your polling station to vote.
You should tell your proxy how you want them to vote on your behalf, for example, which candidate,
party, or outcome.
The elections team at your council will tell your proxy when and where to vote on your behalf.
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We will only use the information you give us for electoral purposes. We will look after personal
information securely and we will follow data protection legislation. We will not give personal information
about you or any personal information you may provide on other people to anyone else or another
organisation unless we have to by law.
The lawful basis to collect the information in this form is that it is necessary for the performance of a
task carried out in the public interest and exercise of official authority as vested in the Electoral
Registration Officer as set out in the Representation of the People Act 1983 and associated
regulations.
The Data Controller is Ian H Milton, Grampian Electoral Registration Officer, Woodhill House,
Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GE, Tel 01224 068400.
For further information relating to the processing of personal data you should refer to the privacy notice
at www.grampian-vjb.gov.uk/privacy-notice Version 20200930
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