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The government has recently switched to a new system of registering to vote, called "Individual Electoral Registration". The deadline for people to register under the new system is November 20th. Most people have been automatically registered - but an estimated 1.9 million people are still not registered and will be deleted from the register without their knowledge...
If you're not on the electoral register next month, then according to the government you don't exist. MPs are allocated to areas based on how many people are on the electoral register - not how many people actually live there. That means if you're not on the register by Friday 20th then your vote could count for less at the next election.
Register online here..
https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote?utm_source=38degrees&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=keepyourvote
How do I know if I'm registered or not?
If a certain percentage of people aren't registered, the same percentage of MPs should be chosen at random. From the general populace. Easy
There's nothing fundamentally wrong with reform, the change itself isn't a bad idea. The speed it's being pushed through is, though. It's pretty shady tbh. The group likely to be most affected are students, who're obviously exactly the people we should be working hardest to disenfranchise. I'm sure it's purely coincidental that they're less likely to vote tory than the well off homeowners who're at little risk of being removed.
The minister in charge declares "Every single genuine elector who's out there will have been confirmed and put on the register," but he knows fine well it's not true. The extent of it remains to be seen.