17 Mar 2010
Students and young people across Great Britain could miss out on the opportunity to vote in the upcoming general election because they are not registered to vote, the Electoral Commission and National Union of Students have warned.
One in five (22 per cent) students may be missing from the electoral register meaning they will not be able to vote come polling day.
Jenny Watson, Chair of the Electoral Commission, said: “An election can be called at any time in the next few weeks. If you’re not registered, then you won’t be able to vote. It is simple and quick to register, so just go to www.aboutmyvote.co.uk now and take a few minutes to secure your vote for the election.”
Wes Streeting, NUS National President said: “In many seats up and down the country the student vote can make a decisive difference. Through our Vote for Students campaign we hope to remind students of the power they hold, and remind candidates of the danger of not taking our votes seriously. Elections have been won and lost on the votes of students before and it could happen again.”
“By registering to vote, you are saying that you care about the decisions that politicians make on your behalf, such as decisions about tuition fees and the economy, which directly affect your life. The more students there are on the electoral register and voting, the harder it is for politicians not to listen to us on issues like these.”
Students can now show their support by uploading the My Vote Counts Twibbon from http://twibbon.com/cause/My-Vote-Counts-2.
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