Electoral Registration

Posted 132 Months Ago

Individual Electoral Registration

From 10 June 2014 in England and Wales, and 19 September 2014 in Scotland, everyone will be responsible for their own application to register to vote, ending the current system of household registration. For the first time people will be able to register to vote online, creating a modern system that should deliver a more accurate electoral register. Students who meet the eligibility criteria have a right to register at their term time address, their non-term time address or both, and can cast their vote on Election Day at one or other of the chosen addresses they have registered.

Online registration is simple and takes 2-3 minutes.  You can register to vote online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Eligibility

Anyone 16 or over, who is a British Citizen, or who is an Irish, qualifying Commonwealth or European Union citizen and resident in the UK, can register to vote. 16 and 17 year olds cannot vote until they are 18. Further information on registration and voting is at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk