{"id":4940,"date":"2017-05-07T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T18:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4940"},"modified":"2017-06-02T10:25:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T10:25:14","slug":"ge2017-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4940","title":{"rendered":"#GE2017 Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Emilymatters_80096b-1024x170.jpg\" alt=\"Emilymatters_80096b\" width=\"819\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">G E 2 0 1 7 \u00a0 TOOLKIT\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4933 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG\" width=\"502\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LoveYourVote_EM_heart_IG.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong> <\/span>is a social media campaign to support and advance <strong>gender equality<\/strong>, particularly focusing on the importance of <strong>voting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/free.timeanddate.com\/countdown\/i5ppqij7\/n136\/cf12\/cm0\/cu4\/ct0\/cs0\/ca0\/cr0\/ss0\/cac6fa78e\/cpc000\/pcfff\/tcfff\/fs100\/szw320\/szh135\/tat%20Countdown%20to%20the\/tac6f547b\/tptTime%20since%20Event%20started%20in\/tpc000\/matUK's%20general%20election\/mac000\/mpc000\/iso2017-06-08T22:00:00\/bac6f547b%E2%80%A6\" width=\"191\" height=\"71\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><strong>#GE2017 <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\">toolkit<\/span><\/strong><\/span> is designed to signpost to more information that we hope you&#8217;ll find helpful. Please get in touch if you have any recommendations that you&#8217;d like us to add to the list.<\/p>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s <strong>general election<\/strong> will take place on <strong>8th June<\/strong>. The deadlines for both postal and proxy vote applications have now passed.<\/p>\n<p>This means that you will need to vote <strong>in person<\/strong> on <strong>8th June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, in\u00a0certain circumstances, if you have an emergency that means you cannot go to the polling station in person, you can still apply for an<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u00a0emergency proxy vote<\/strong><\/span> up to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>5.00pm<\/strong><\/span> on the day of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, voters in Northern Ireland can\u00a0find information specific to them via the Electoral Office Northern Ireland <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eoni.org.uk\/Vote\/Voting-by-post-or-proxy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#5\"><strong> 5) Voting by proxy\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> for more information about this, including links to the emergency proxy vote application forms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ge2017-manifestos\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5121 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE2017-Manifestos.jpg\" alt=\"GE2017 Manifestos\" width=\"354\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE2017-Manifestos.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE2017-Manifestos-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ge2017-manifestos\" target=\"_blank\">Click on the above button to see the main political party <strong>manifestos<\/strong> for the <strong>2017 general election<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be updating the toolkit and manifesto folder as the general election gets closer, so if you find the information listed here useful. Please do share our toolkit.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ge2017-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly\/ge2017-toolkit<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Wilding Davison\" width=\"500\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/EM_EWD_pic_A_web-768x749.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The date of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/about\/how\/elections-and-voting\/general\/#jump-link-0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>general election<\/strong><\/a> next month has a poignant connection to <strong>suffragette Emily Davison<\/strong>, who is the Emily of <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><a style=\"color: #6f547b;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=2403\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>#Emilymatters<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and the focus of <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><a style=\"color: #6f547b;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=244\"><strong>To Freedom&#8217;s Cause<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0by <strong>Kate Willoughby<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>1913<\/strong> just four days after her brave Votes For Women protest at the Epsom Derby protest, Emily died on <strong>8th June<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If ever there was a moment to reflect on just how important our right to vote is, given that this election is likely to set the direction of the <strong>UK<\/strong> for decades to come, then this is it.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#1\"><strong>1) You can&#8217;t vote if you&#8217;re not registered<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#2\"><strong>2) Get informed\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#3\"><strong> 3) Plan ahead\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#4\"><strong> 4) Voting if you are disabled\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#5\"><strong> 5) Voting by proxy\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #6fa78e;\" href=\"#6\"><strong> 6)\u00a0Overseas voters\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<a name=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1) You can&#8217;t vote if you&#8217;re not registered\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">1) You can\u2019t vote if you\u2019re not registered<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>The postal vote deadline has now passed. If you\u2019re away on 8 June, you can apply for a proxy vote: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IW7iQ47eFn\">https:\/\/t.co\/IW7iQ47eFn<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n\u2014 Your Vote Matters (@YourVote_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVote_UK\/status\/867047750470336516\">May 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Register to vote!<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong><\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">that the deadline to register to vote in the UK general election<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>has now passed<\/strong><\/span>. It was\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">11.59pm<\/span> on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">22 May 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.You don\u2019t need to register again if you\u2019ve already registered.<br \/>\n-&gt; Go to: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">www.gov.uk\/register-to-vote\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you&#8217;re student you can be registered at home and at uni<\/strong> &#8211; but you can only vote in<strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one place<\/span> <\/strong>on<strong> 8 June<\/strong>. <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/can-i-vote\/students\" target=\"_blank\">yourvotematters.co.uk<\/a><\/b>\u00a0has specific information you help ensure you are able to vote at the general election.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You can register to vote without your National Insurance Number<\/strong> &#8211; It\u2019s up to your local council to verify you.<br \/>\n-&gt; Here&#8217;s a link that will help you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalinsuranceuk.co.uk\/find-your-number\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>find your National Insurance Number<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unsure if you&#8217;re registered or if you&#8217;re eligible to vote?<\/strong><br \/>\n-&gt; Go to: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/register-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\">yourvotematters.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and scroll down the page for up to date and clear information.<br \/>\n-&gt; You can find a <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/05\/03\/how-to-register-to-vote-in-the-2017-general-election-6612100\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Checklist<\/strong><\/a> of the register to vote form questions in this <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/05\/03\/how-to-register-to-vote-in-the-2017-general-election-6612100\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>handy guide<\/strong><\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2017\/05\/03\/how-to-register-to-vote-in-the-2017-general-election-6612100\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Metro newspaper<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you&#8217;re registering to vote in Northern Ireland:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n-&gt; Go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/register-to-vote\/register-to-vote-in-northern-ireland\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>yourvotematters.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> for information about specifics you need to know, including\u00a0details on how to apply\u00a0for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eoni.org.uk\/Electoral-Identity-Card\/How-to-apply\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>electoral ID card<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, vital information for anyone who may need to <strong>register to vote anonymously<\/strong> can be found in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/567264\/register_anonymously_to_vote_living_in_england_and_wales.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PDF from yourvotematters.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you&#8217;re a survivor who needs to register anonymously, there&#8217;s a different application form. Please click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MFnf9l2rUR\">https:\/\/t.co\/MFnf9l2rUR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FSurR4sHQX\">pic.twitter.com\/FSurR4sHQX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disabled Survivors (@DSUtweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DSUtweets\/status\/866647443479384064\">May 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2) Get informed<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"page-title\"><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">2) Get informed<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GJtbIxHCGkI?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not sure if you know enough to vote?<\/strong><br \/>\n -&gt; Lots of people feel that they&#8217;re unsure of who to vote for, that politicians are &#8220;all the same.&#8221; Not true.<br \/>\n -&gt; See the <a href=\"http:\/\/votingcounts.org.uk\/political-parties\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Voting Counts<\/strong><\/a> excellent impartial overview of <strong>UK political parties<\/strong>.<br \/>\n -&gt; You may also find the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voteforpolicies.org.uk\/survey\/1\/select-issues\" target=\"_blank\">Vote For Policies\u00a0Survey<\/a><\/strong> helpful in deciding which\u00a0the political party best reflects your views.<br \/>\n -&gt; We like\u00a0the independent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fullfact.org\/toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Full Fact Toolkit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that helps you to sort the\u00a0fact from fiction in the\u00a0political stories appearing on your timeline.<br \/>\n -&gt; There&#8217;s also the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/topics\/267ada11-b730-4344-b404-63067c032c65\/reality-check\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BBC&#8217;s Reality Check<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/factcheck\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Channel 4 News FactCheck<\/strong><\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nNot sure who is standing for election in your area for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GE2017?src=hash\">#GE2017<\/a>? Find out on our website using our postcode lookup: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FBflvv7XAC\">https:\/\/t.co\/FBflvv7XAC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bop6pwXpcz\">pic.twitter.com\/Bop6pwXpcz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Your Vote Matters (@YourVote_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVote_UK\/status\/869514792574361600\">May 30, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Have you seen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unitedresponse\">@unitedresponse<\/a> wonderful Easy Read guide to the manifestos? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryVoteCounts?src=hash\">#EveryVoteCounts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoveYourVote?src=hash\">#LoveYourVote<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LDVote?src=hash\">#LDVote<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J4rbLM5wqt\">https:\/\/t.co\/J4rbLM5wqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dimensions (@DimensionsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DimensionsUK\/status\/869934014500655105\">May 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n<a name=\"3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">3) Plan ahead\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">3) Plan ahead\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><strong>Polling Stations are usually open from 7.00am to 10.00pm<\/strong><\/span>. &#8211; Do\u00a0check\u00a0your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electoralcommission.org.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0017\/150155\/Poll-card-ordinary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>poll card<\/strong><\/a> (which will delivered to you beforehand) to make sure\u00a0that these times have not changed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Are you going to be able to get to your local Polling Station on 8th June?<br \/>\n <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PLEASE NOTE THE POSTAL VOTE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n -&gt; If there&#8217;s a chance that\u00a0going to vote in person would be difficult for you on Thursday 8th June,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/apply-for-a-postal-vote\" target=\"_blank\">apply for a Postal Vote<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\n -&gt;Make sure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-on-electoral-register\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>your local Electoral Registration Office<\/strong><\/a> gets your <strong>Postal Vote<\/strong> <strong>application<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/apply-for-a-postal-vote\" target=\"_blank\">by 5.00pm on 23 May 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" name=\"4\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">4) Voting if you are disabled\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">4) Voting if you are disabled<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>How will you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AccessTheVote?src=hash\">#AccessTheVote<\/a>? Postal, proxy, or in person? We want to hear from you! Tweet us or email: info@accessthevote.uk <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BqLnh2M8R\">pic.twitter.com\/9BqLnh2M8R<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n\u2014 Access The Vote (@AccessTheVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccessTheVote\/status\/860046273856012288\">May 4, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Information and organisations:\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n-&gt; Our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccessTheVote\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@AccessTheVote<\/strong><\/a> will be offering great advice to ensure you have your say on 8th June.<br \/>\n-&gt; We also recommend you look up\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mencap_charity\" target=\"_blank\">Mencap UK<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scope\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Scope<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unitedresponse\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>United Response<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who are offering very informative advice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-on-electoral-register\" target=\"_blank\">local Electoral Registration Office<\/a> can tell you about:<\/strong><br \/>\n-&gt; <strong>physical access<\/strong>, eg wheelchair ramps and disabled parking spaces,<br \/>\n-&gt; <strong>low-level polling booths<\/strong>,<br \/>\n-&gt; and <strong>equipment for voters with a visual impairment<\/strong>.<br \/>\n-&gt; Every polling station must provide at least one <strong>large print display version of the ballot paper<\/strong> and <strong>a special device so that blind and visually impaired people can vote<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">5) Voting by Proxy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">5) Voting by Proxy<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>The postal vote deadline has now passed. If you\u2019re away on 8 June, you can apply for a proxy vote: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IW7iQ47eFn\">https:\/\/t.co\/IW7iQ47eFn<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>\u2014 Your Vote Matters (@YourVote_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVote_UK\/status\/867047750470336516\">May 23, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Voting by proxy means getting someone to vote on your behalf<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; for a single election on a specific date,\u00a0for specific period or\u00a0permanently.<br \/>\n -&gt;\u00a0You you can only apply for a proxy vote\u00a0in certain circumstances.\u00a0Find out more on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/voting-in-the-uk\/voting-by-proxy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gov.uk<\/strong><\/a> website.<br \/>\n -&gt; To change or cancel your proxy vote, contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-on-electoral-register\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>local Electoral Registration Office<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Voting by<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Emergency proxy<\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0In certain circumstances, where you have an emergency that means you cannot go to the polling station in person, you can apply for an emergency proxy <strong>up to 5pm on the day of the poll<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/how-do-i-vote\/voting-by-proxy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>yourvotematters.co.uk<\/strong> <\/a>website has more information about eligibility for a proxy vote.<br \/>\n -&gt; Application to vote by emergency proxy\u00a0based on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>disability<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0004\/222466\/FORMS-Emergency-Disability-Proxy-MAY16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Download PDF here<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n -&gt;\u00a0Application to vote by emergency proxy based on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>occupation<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>service<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>employment<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0005\/222467\/Emergency-employment-or-service-proxy-vote-application-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Download PDF here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Voters in Northern Ireland<\/strong>, please note that the deadline for absent vote applications in Northern Ireland has now passed.<br \/>\n -&gt; In cases of unforeseen illness, applications may also be made until <strong>5.00pm<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday 31 May<\/strong>. Please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eoni.org.uk\/Vote\/Voting-by-post-or-proxy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website<\/strong><\/a> for more information.<br \/>\n o<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">6) Overseas Voters<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\">6) Overseas Voters<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>If you\u2019re living overseas and want to vote in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GE2017?src=hash\">#GE2017<\/a>, make sure you register before the 22 May deadline: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9DPqZBDE4q\">https:\/\/t.co\/9DPqZBDE4q<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gsPmQkv7wV\">pic.twitter.com\/gsPmQkv7wV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><br \/>\n\u2014 Your Vote Matters (@YourVote_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourVote_UK\/status\/860754539561013248\">May 6, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you are a UK citizen living abroad, you can apply to be an overseas voter.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n-&gt;\u00a0You must have been registered to vote in the UK <strong>in the last 15 years<\/strong> and be eligible to vote in UK Parliamentary general elections.<br \/>\n-&gt;\u00a0If you were too young to register when you left the UK, you can still register as an overseas voter. You can do this if your parent or guardian was registered to vote in the UK, as long as you left the UK <strong>no more than 15 years ago<\/strong>.<br \/>\n-&gt; The <strong>Overseas Voters<\/strong> page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourvotematters.co.uk\/can-i-vote\/overseas\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>yourvotematters.co.uk<\/strong><\/a> has comprehensive advice and guidance.<br \/>\n-&gt; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/voting-when-abroad\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gov.uk<\/strong><\/a> Voting when you&#8217;re abroad\u00a0page has a brief summary of the information you need an related links.<\/li>\n<li>For anyone serving abroad in the armed forces,\u00a0Crown servants and British Council employees:<br \/>\n-&gt; See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/voting-when-abroad\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gov.uk<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Too many people feel their voice, their vote doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p>Join our <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><strong>#loveyourvote campaign<\/strong><\/span> and help us do suffragette <span style=\"color: #6f547b;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #6f547b;\">Emily<\/span> Davison<\/strong><\/span> proud, as we encourage more women and young people to use their voice and be heard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5120 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MyVoteDoesntMatter_yourvotematters_CROP.jpg\" alt=\"MyVoteDoesntMatter_yourvotematters_CROP\" width=\"600\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MyVoteDoesntMatter_yourvotematters_CROP.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MyVoteDoesntMatter_yourvotematters_CROP-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The above <strong>voting resources<\/strong> suggestions are just a sample of what&#8217;s currently out there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 62.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BT81MENFW4A\/\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by tofreedomscause (@tofreedomscause)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-11T11:31:56+00:00\">May 11, 2017 at 4:31am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nDo let us\u00a0know if you&#8217;ve found them helpful and if you find any other apps or websites that you think can help voters make a more informed decision about who to vote for. We will be updating this Toolkit over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><b>Emily matters | Voting matters | Equality matters<\/b><\/center><span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tofreedomscause?_rdr=p\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <span style=\"color: #7d0b68;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #7d0b68;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1101 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure.jpg\" alt=\"cause2\" width=\"80\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/To-Freedoms-Cause_large_only_figure-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Help us do Emily Davison proud and<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cOuUIP\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"color: #6fa78e;\"><strong>join our #loveyourvote campaign<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cOuUIP\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5040\" title=\"#loveyourvote sign up button\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-1024x218.jpg\" alt=\"LYV_Emilymatters_letters\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-1024x218.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters-768x164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/LYV_Emilymatters_letters.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4999 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"rps20160529_161525\" width=\"602\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rps20160529_161525.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=4940\" data-a2a-title=\"#GE2017 Toolkit\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D4940&amp;linkname=%23GE2017%20Toolkit\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D4940&amp;linkname=%23GE2017%20Toolkit\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>G E 2 0 1 7 \u00a0 TOOLKIT\u00a0 Twitter\u00a0| Facebook | Instagram | Email\u00a0 #Emilymatters is a social media campaign to support and advance gender equality, particularly focusing on the importance of voting. . &nbsp; This #GE2017 toolkit is designed to signpost to more information that we hope you&#8217;ll find helpful. 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