JOIN THE drive for your voting rights. Wealden District Council encourages anyone not yet registered to vote to take advantage of National Voter Registration Drive,1-7 February.—Wealden District Council, 28 January 2016
On Thursday 5 May voters in Wealden will go to the polls to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex.
There is also the possibility of a national referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union taking place later this year.
Anyone who isn’t registered to vote won’t be able to take part and have their say on either of these two issues.
It only takes a few minutes to register online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote . Like thousands of other people across the country, it is your chance to register to vote.
Charles Lant, Wealden’s Returning Officer who will act as the Police Area Returning Officer in the forthcoming PCC elections, said: “Anyone not yet registered to vote should do so as soon as possible so they can have their say on issues that affect their day-to-day lives. I’d urge people living in Wealden to use the National Voter Registration Drive to spread the message amongst family and friends that it only takes a few minutes to complete the form to apply to register online. It’s particularly important that young people who will be 18 this year make sure they are registered”
The deadline to register to vote in the PCC elections is Monday 18 April 2016. Whilst there is still time, it’s running out quickly.
Ben Brook, Head of Performance and English Regional Teams at the Electoral Commission, said: “National Voter Registration Drive exists because it’s important that anyone who’s eligible, but has not yet registered to vote, does so. It’s easy and quick to do online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Young people, students and people who move frequently are much less likely to be registered to vote so #NVRD is as important as ever.”
Local residents can get a paper copy of the registration form by contacting the electoral registration office on 01892 602407.
