Voters must be registered so that a list of voters can be prepared in advance of an election to determine numbers of voters, and also to ensure that everyone who comes to vote is eligible. Persons can register to vote if they are Bermudian and 18 years of age or are non-Bermudian Commonwealth citizens who were registered to vote on 1st May 1976. Registration lists are always on display at all post offices, police stations, the library and at the office of the Parliamentary Registrar. Persons who expect to be off the island or in hospital on polling day, may vote at an advanced poll one week before. Certificates of intended absence and incapacity are required.
Voters vote in the constituency in which they are registered.
A list of polling stations is published in the newspaper. Identification is required from each voter. ID may be a passport, driver's license, a Special Persons Card or Voters Identification Card. Voters cards must be renewed after 10 years. The polls open at 8.00 a.m. and close at 8.00 p.m.