LETTERS are on their way to every household in Wiltshire to encourage residents to vote and to register to vote if they have not already done so.
The country recently underwent a major shift in the way electors are registered with the transition to Individual Electoral Registration – meaning each person is now responsible for registering themselves to vote.
Most councils are reporting a drop in elector numbers compared to February 2014, but in Wiltshire there are just 7,000 unconfirmed electors, meaning 98 per cent are confirmed.
The council is in the process of writing to households, listing all electors registered at a property, together with their voting method.
Stuart Wheeler, cabinet member for governance, said: “We need to encourage as many people as possible to take part in our democratic process. Using your vote is an important part of living in a democracy, that’s why we’re doing everything we can as a council to encourage people to make sure they are registered.”
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