People serving in the UK’s armed forces, and their spouses, are entitled to register either as ordinary electors, or through a separate process called service registration. Service registration is particularly useful if you are likely to be posted to different places or are regularly serving away from home, and therefore run the risk of missing the autumn household registration process.

A service declaration is valid for a year, and we will write to you at your service address to remind you to renew your application.

The main advantage of registering in this way is that you can appoint a proxy without the need for your employer to support your application. Also, the reminder to renew your registration is sent to your service address rather than to the address where you are registered and from which you may be absent for long periods.

If you would like to apply to register as a Service Voter or as the spouse of a Service Voter, please download a Service Voter application form, complete it, sign it and return it to the Electoral Services Office.

You can return the form in one of the following ways:-

By post:           Electoral Services Office                           South Hams District Council                           Follaton House                           Plymouth Road                           Totnes                           TQ9 5NE By fax:              01803 866151 By E-mail:        elections@southhams.gov.uk