Dear Sir
RE indivdual Voter Registration.
I am writing to highlight the process for Individual Voter
Registration which is currently being undertaken by Swansea Council as they
compile the Electoral Register for 2016.
The system of registering to vote is undergoing the biggest
change in over 100 years. Previously, one person could fill in a form on behalf
of all members of a household; under the new arrangments, each person has to
register indivdually. It is estimated that across the UK as a whole over one
million people will drop off the register because of this change.
The film Suffragette which is currently showing in local
cinemas shows the lengths women went to win the vote in the early years of the
last century. It would be a shame for people to lose this hard fought for right
just through not registering.
In order to be included in the Electoral Register, each
individual person in a household has to register via the forms sent out by the
City Council. You can also register on line at –
It is vitally important that everyone registers to vote so
that they are able to vote in future elections.
In addition to this, people may not be aware that being on
the Electoral Register will have other advantages for people; checks on the
Electoral Register will often be the first check undertaken when people apply
for credit checks, mobile phone contracts and mortgage applications.
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