If you will be away on polling day, at work or on holiday, are physically unable or just don't have the time to get to a polling station to vote in person, you can still exercise your democratic right to vote. You may have moved house since the electoral register was drawn up and have not yet joined the register at your new address.
You can choose either to vote by post or to appoint someone else - a proxy - to vote on your behalf.
There is now a new process to apply for a postal vote, please go to-
https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote?deliveryName=DM36519
If you are unable to access the online service, and for additional information, you can visit the Borough Council website -
https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/content/absent-voting
From this site, you can download an application form to vote by post.
Simply print the form out, complete the details and send it to the local Electoral Registration Officer at the local council's offices.
Ipswich Borough Council, Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE
Council telephone number: (01473) 432000
Council website: www.ipswich.gov.uk