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Amber Sound News
Don’t lose your vote as registration system changes
Over the summer, all Amber Valley residents will receive a letter through the post telling them about the biggest change to the electoral registration system in nearly 100 years.
Amber Valley Borough Council’sElectoral Registration Officer will write to ninety-ninethousand people. The letter will explain that a new, more secure, system of Individual Electoral Registration is being introduced to replace the old Victorian system where the “head of household” registered everyone living in a property. Now, each individual will be responsible for registering themselves.
Many Amber Valley residents will automatically move onto the new electoral register. However, some will need to take action to join or remain on it, which they will now also be able to do for the first time by registering quickly and easily online.
Amber Valley Borough Council’s Electoral Registration Officer, Sylvia Delahay said: “Amber Valley residents will receive a letter between 9 and 25 August and that will explain the change to the electoral registration system. Look out for the letter as it will tell you if you have been automatically transferred to the new register or not. If you have not been transferred, you will need to provide some additional information and the letter will tell you exactly what you need to do.”
Samantha Mills, Head of Campaigns at the Electoral Commission, said: “This summer the Electoral Commission will launch a major advertising campaign that will raise awareness of the change to Individual Electoral Registration. We welcome this change, which will lead to a more secure register and replace the outdated Victorian concept that a single ‘head of household’ is responsible for registering everyone.”
For more information visit www.gov.uk/yourvotematters.
30 July 14 | Amber Sound FM News
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