Annual canvass reminder
Richmondshire District Council’s canvass for the new register of electors is now at the reminder stage.
Householders are being urged to make sure they are on the new register which will be published on December 1.
It is an opportunity for residents to make sure they can vote when elections take place.
Richmondshire’s 25,000 properties were either sent an email or a postal form in July containing the information on the current electoral register – they are being asked to make sure it is correct and identify any residents not registered so that they can be included.
Reminders will be delivered to non-responding households over the next few weeks – either by post or by door-to-door canvasser. Both will provide people with an opportunity to register. People who have registered in previous years but fail to respond this year run the risk of having their names deleted from the register.
Tony Clark, Electoral Registration Officer at Richmondshire District Council said: “Anyone that wants to vote must be registered. To make sure you are able to have your say at the elections, simply check the form when it arrives using the online, text and phone services.
“It’s particularly important that anyone who has moved address recently looks out for the form and checks whether they are registered. If you have changed address in the last year, it’s likely that you will need to register at your new address.”
For more information contact the elections team on 01748 829100 or by email at er.elections@richmondshire.gov.uk; check out our register to vote page or the GOV.UK register to vote page.