ELECTIONS: Get registered to vote and have YOUR say!

PEOPLE will be encouraged to vote in the forthcoming elections when a National Voter Registraiton Day is held on Thursday (February 5, 2015) across the country.

The event is being held by the Electoral Commission as it looks to get everyone who is eligible to register to vote.

As the countdown to the General and Local Elections on Thursday, May 7, 2015, begins, residents of South Somerset are being encouraged to make sure they are on the Electoral Register.

PHOTOS: A copy of the letter households will receive from South Somerset District Council and the envelope that will contain the letter which will go to each household in the district.

On May 7, elections will be taking place in South Somerset for the MP for the Yeovil and Somerton & Frome constituencies. On the same day, elections will be held for the 60 seats on South Somerset District Council and for the 102 town and parish councils within the district.

To coincide with National Voter Registration Day, South Somerset District Council has sent a Household Notification to each household in the district which lists the names of people registered. The notification will also advise how any non-registered residents can register.

In 2014 Individual Electoral Registration (IER) was introduced. It’s a big, important change that will let everyone take responsibility for their own vote. In addition, for the first time ever, people are now able to register online.

If you are entitled to be on the Electoral Register but are not currently, you can register by going to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

The registration deadline for the general election and local government election is Monday, April 20, 2015.

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