Voters in tomorrow’s Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election must present photographic ID at their polling station before they are allowed to vote.
The deadline for those without suitable documentary evidence to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate expired on April 24.
Those who have lost their photo ID, including a Voter Authority Certificate, can apply for an emergency proxy vote up to 5pm on polling day. Polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm.
Four candidates are vying to take the reins as Hertfordshire’s next Police and Crime Commissioner on Thursday, May 2.
They are Conservative Jonathan Ash-Edwards, Liberal Democrat Sean Prendergast, Labour’s Tom Plater and the Green Party’s Matt Fisher.
No women are standing in this round of PCC elections, although tackling violence against women and girls has been cited as a priority among candidates.
The vote for police commissioners has traditionally had a low turnout.
For the first PCC election in 2012, just 14.1% (119,158) of the electorate participated. In 2016 this increased to 28.1% (237,303) and in 2021 this rose to 36.9% (319,609).
The votes in this year’s poll will be counted on Saturday (May 4).
There are no local elections for Hertfordshire County Council. The next county council election will be on Thursday, May 1, 2025, for all 78 seats.
However there are votes for taking place for all wards of North Herts District Council, Stevenage Borough Council, and most wards of St Albans City & District Council.
A third of seats on Broxbourne Borough Council, Three Rivers District Council, Watford Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council will also be up for grabs.
All seats on East Herts Council and Bishop’s Stortford Town Council were contested at elections in May 2023.
Polling stations will accept the following as proof of identification:
Passport
Driving licence (including provisional licence)
Blue Badge
Certain concessionary travel cards
Identity card with PASS mark (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)
Biometric immigration document
Defence identity card
Certain national identity cards
If an accepted form of ID is out of date, it can still be accepted if the likeness is true.