Renew your postal vote

Find out how to renew your postal vote before 31 January 2026

A large number of postal voters who had a postal voting arrangement in place before the implementation of the Elections Act 2022 are required to make a new application for a postal vote before 31 January 2026 if they wish to continue to vote in this way.

If you need to make a new application, we have already contacted you by email or by letter to remind you to reapply in advance.

This email is genuine and will be sent from one of the following email addresses:

• north.norfolk.district.council.electoral.services@notifications.service.gov.uk
• electoralservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk 

Renewing your postal vote

The rules for postal votes have changed, in line with the Elections Act 2022.

• All postal vote applications must contain your name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number, and signature.
• When you apply to vote by post, your identity is checked against information held by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Sometimes, this identity check fails, and you will be asked to supply evidence of your identity.
• Postal votes are valid for a maximum of 3 years.

Why we are getting in touch now

We are contacting relevant electors to ask them to reapply as soon as possible. You can reapply online at apply for a postal vote.

There are 13,500 postal voters who must make a new application before 31 January 2026. We have started the reapplication process to allow voters plenty of time to reapply should they wish to do so.

How we will contact you

We will be contacting all electors who have supplied us with their email address by email. If no email address is provided, we will send a letter with an application form.

If you have not already renewed your postal vote, you do not have to wait for our reminder to make a new application. You can apply online at any time by visiting apply for a postal vote.

Reapplying online is the quickest and most cost-effective way to make your application. Please help us by responding to our reminder as soon as you can.

If you do not wish to reapply online, please email electoralservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk to request a paper form.

Later in the year, we will also be issuing reminders with a paper form to all relevant postal holders yet to renew.

The deadline to re-apply is 31 January 2026.

If you do not submit a new application by the deadline, your postal vote will expire on this date. We will let you know in February 2026 if your postal voting arrangement has not been renewed.

If you no longer wish to vote by post, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing electoralservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk. Please provide your full name and address in your email.