1. Go to your polling station
The address of your polling station should be written on the polling card you got through the post. Don’t worry if you didn’t get your polling card through – you don’t need it to vote.
You can also find your local polling station on the Electoral Commission website.
2. Confirm your name and address
When you arrive at the polling station to vote a member of staff will first ask you for your name and address.
You do not need to show photo ID to vote in the upcoming Scottish Parliament election.
Voters in Scotland do however need to show photo ID to vote at UK parliamentary elections.
3. The member of staff will give you a ballot paper
Once polling station staff have confirmed that you are at the correct polling station, that you are registered and eligible to vote, you will then be given a piece of paper where you will mark who you want to vote for. This is called a ballot paper.
Take your ballot paper to one of the polling booths.
4. Put an X in the box next to the person you want to vote for
Follow the instructions on the ballot paper. Information about how to vote will also be in the polling booth.
There will be a pencil provided, but you can use a pen if you want.
5. Fold your ballot paper in half and put it in the ballot box
That’s your vote complete! Get more information at the Electoral Commission website.
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