The nitty-gritty on voting

The electorate currently stands at 2,923,918. Polling stations will be open in all 42 constituencies from 9am to 9pm.

Polling cards have been posted to voters’ homes. Each card contains details of the voter’s number on the register, the date of the poll and the location of the polling station.

Evidence of identity may be required at polling stations. Acceptable identity documents are a passport, a driving licence, an employee identity card with a photograph, a travel document, a bank or savings or credit union book, a cheque book, a cheque card, a credit card, a birth certificate, a marriage cert.