Electoral Register: Young People
(asked on 21st September 2020) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage young people to register to vote.
This question was answered on 5th October 2020
Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) have the statutory responsibility for maintaining complete and accurate registers for their areas. The Government is committed to encouraging democratic engagement amongst all electors, including young people, and we want to build upon recent record levels of individuals registering to vote for elections. Our Register to Vote website is widely used by young people, with almost 8 million online applications submitted by 16-24 year olds since the service was introduced in 2014.