toggle menuMENU Proxy voting Question:Proxy votingAnswer:Changes to proxy voting came into force on 31 October. These include: you can now apply online for some types of proxy vote your identity will be checked as part of the application process. Both online and paper application will require ID verification (except for emergency proxy votes). there is now a limit to the amount of people someone can be a proxy for. You can act as a proxy for two people. if you vote on behalf of UK voters who live overseas, you can act as a proxy for up to four people (but only two of those can live in the UK).