Two ways to change polling locations for the 2026 parliamentary elections.

Content:PL/Present: Hong Toai• March 11, 2026

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Sunday, March 15, 2026Voters nationwide will participate in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and representatives to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

Instructions for changing your polling location on VNeID and in person in 2026 are as follows:

Citizens can independently request a change of polling location via the VNeID national identification application (for voters who already have an active level 2 electronic identification account); the procedure is as follows:

Step 1:Voters with an active level 2 identification account can access the VNeID application and select "Other Services" on the main screen.

Step 2:After selecting "Other services," choose the "Election for the 16th National Assembly" feature.

Step 3:Voters go to the "Voter's Polling Area" section and click the "Change" button in the upper right corner of the screen.

Step 4:In the "Select polling location" section, voters select "Other," then choose the ward or commune where they can vote, enter "Reason for change," "Contact information," and press the "Confirm" button.

Step 5:Create a change request.

Step 6:Commune-level police will verify and issue electronic certificates allowing voters to cast their ballots elsewhere, in accordance with the guidelines issued with Decision No. 713/QD-BCA-C06 of the Minister of Public Security dated February 5, 2026.

Tap "Back" to return to the Polling Area screen. Tap "History of requests to change polling place" to view the history. Tap "Voting Certificate from elsewhere" to view your Voting Certificate from elsewhere: The Voting Certificate from elsewhere is displayed when the citizen's current voting information is "elsewhere".

Citizens will not be able to create another change request while a polling place change request is already being processed.

Report directly to the People's Committee of the commune where you reside; the procedure is as follows:

Step 1:To obtain a Voting Certificate: Voters should go to the People's Committee of the commune where they are registered on the voter list to request a Voting Certificate so they can cast their vote elsewhere.

Step 2:System update: After issuing the certificate, the local police in the old location will remove the voter from the list on the software with the reason: "Voted elsewhere".

Step 3:Adding names to the voter list at the destination: Voters should bring this Certificate to the People's Committee of the commune where they can vote to have their names added to the voter list there.

Electoral scope: In this case, voters are only allowed to participate in the election of National Assembly representatives and provincial People's Council representatives in the new locality.