Previously, one person in every household was responsible for registering everyone else who lives at that address. Under individual electoral registration, each person is now required to register to vote individually, rather than by household. Even if you’ve always been registered to vote in the past you need to act now.
Under Individual Electoral Registration you need to provide ‘identifying information’, such as your date of birth and national insurance number, when applying to register and your application will need to be verified before you are added to the register. Anyone unable to supply this information can provide an alternative form of evidence of their identity.
Even if you are already registered to vote you will lose your vote if you don’t provide the government the extra information it is demanding by the end of December this year.
The government has changed the way that local people now register to vote. Everyone in the household will need to register to vote themselves and unfortunately can’t now rely on one person in the house doing it for all the family. This has made it harder for people to register and there is a real danger of some local people losing their right to vote without even realising. So it’s important to be proactive and make sure that you and your family have all registered individually. It is especially important for young people to register as it is now far harder for them to be allowed to vote.
Remember if you aren’t registered you can’t vote. If you don’t vote you can’t complain about things that your local council or the national government does. You have a right to have a say and have a vote. Don’t leave it until the last minute where you might forget to do it over Christmas. Register today to keep your vote.”
You can register to vote here: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
