Active Citizenship

[SirGalahad]

Don't you get an electoral roll form - what seemed to be very frequently?

Yeah but its just to confirm I am still alive lol. Doesn't ask for my nat Ins number.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes but it confirms you still live there and registers you to vote.

I expect they already know far more than your NI number.

 

[JohnD]

A renewal of someone already on file, or confirmation that he has not died, might not be the same as the registration of a new voter.

I expect they know your dob, and how long you have lived there, and they might have already matched you to a tax record, a state pension record, and some other records.

 

[securespark]

If you have ever been unemployed, you will have memorised it.

I know mine off by heart.

 

[SirGalahad]

A renewal of someone already on file, or confirmation that he has not died, might not be the same as the registration of a new voter.

I expect they know your dob, and how long you have lived there, and they might have already matched you to a tax record, a state pension record, and some other records.

Strange, is it legal requirement to register to vote?

 

[ellal]

Strange, is it legal requirement to register to vote?

It is a requirement to be on the electoral register - currently a £1000 fine for refusing.

Not that they are very worried about following it up.
More so with the census, but there are always ways around that!

What is interesting though is that in 2014, household registration was replaced with individual registration.
Thus in places such as HMO's instead of the landlord being able to register everyone, each person has to do it themselves.

Which conveniently means that those less likely to be on the register are the young.
Who tend not to vote tory - a subtle form of gerrymandering!

 

[JohnD]

Shameful Buffoon.

"General election date aimed to restrict student vote, Boris Johnson aides admit"

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...9mjTLQFxWrZRjnnXT-tcfQ-L7ptwVdQ4R9cxxeeZvG_Z0

"Boris Johnson’s campaign team have privately admitted that one of the advantages of an October 15 election was that it could limit the number of students registering to vote.


No 10 is said to have factored in term times in deciding to push for an early election as it would mean campaigns had less time to ensure that students registered to vote. Those on the electoral roll at their home address would be less likely to travel to vote."


And the Conservative party elected him leader.

Shameful Conservatives.

Let that be a lesson to the under-60's

Never trust the Cons.

 

[SirGalahad]

Shameful Buffoon.

"General election date aimed to restrict student vote, Boris Johnson aides admit"

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...9mjTLQFxWrZRjnnXT-tcfQ-L7ptwVdQ4R9cxxeeZvG_Z0

"Boris Johnson’s campaign team have privately admitted that one of the advantages of an October 15 election was that it could limit the number of students registering to vote.


No 10 is said to have factored in term times in deciding to push for an early election as it would mean campaigns had less time to ensure that students registered to vote. Those on the electoral roll at their home address would be less likely to travel to vote."


And the Conservative party elected him leader.

Shameful Conservatives.

Let that be a lesson to the under-60's

Never trust the Cons.

Democracy. Yaaaaaaay.

 

[motorbiking]

It is a requirement to be on the electoral register - currently a £1000 fine for refusing.

Not that they are very worried about following it up.
More so with the census, but there are always ways around that!

What is interesting though is that in 2014, household registration was replaced with individual registration.
Thus in places such as HMO's instead of the landlord being able to register everyone, each person has to do it themselves.

Which conveniently means that those less likely to be on the register are the young.
Who tend not to vote tory - a subtle form of gerrymandering!

Close, but incorrect.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/6/section/5/enacted

There is no requirement to be on the register or risk a fine. The requirement is defined above. Its refusal when invited that can result in an offence.