Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral Commission has provided guidance to local authorities on whether individuals can have three entries on the electoral roll.

The Electoral Commission’s guidance for Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) sets out the requirements to register to vote, including residency requirements in England, Scotland and Wales.

A person must be resident, on the relevant date, at the address at which they want to be registered. Normally, a person is deemed resident at an address for electoral purposes if it is their permanent home address.

Some voters may be entitled to register at more than one address. It is the role of the ERO to consider on a case-by-case basis the purpose for which a voter is present at an address and establish if they may be deemed resident there.