In preparation for the compilation of the 2011 Register of Electors, either of two electoral registration forms is being posted to every household in Gibraltar.

The forms must be completed and returned to the Electoral Registration Officer in the enclosed prepaid envelope within five days of receipt.
The first form has particulars of persons that records show as residing at a particular address. Please check these particulars, correct them if necessary, verify that all persons continue to meet the eligibility criteria and include any other person living there who meets that criteria.

The second is a blank form which is being sent to those householders who, for the first time in relation to their address, need to provide particulars of all persons living in the household who meet the eligibility criteria.

ELIGILITY CRITERIA:

To register as an elector, a person must :-

(i) Be 18 years of age or over on 10th March 2011 or be 18 years old between 11th March 2011 and 10th March 2015; and

(ii) Be either:

(a) a British citizen; or

(b) a British Overseas Territories citizen; or

(c) a British National ( Overseas); or

(d) a British protected person; or

(f) a British subject under the British Nationality Act 1981;    
and

(iii) Have lived in Gibraltar for a continuous period of six months ending on 10th March 2011; and

(iv) Intend to live in Gibraltar either permanently or indefinitely

Householders who do not receive an electoral registration form or who have any problem completing it should contact the Electoral Registration Office on Tel: 20078420 for assistance.

Blank electoral registration forms can also be downloaded from the Gibraltar Government Website www.gibraltar.gov.gi/the-gibraltar-parliament.

Remember that only those persons who are registered as electors are entitled to vote at elections.