RESIDENTS are being urged to check their post as work to update the electoral roll gets underway.
The new annual canvass ensures all eligible adults can vote in next year’s local elections – and a general election if one is called before 2024.
Households will receive letters asking them to check their details, and add any new names.
Christopher Brooks, Electoral Registration Officer at Reading Borough Council, said: “It’s really important that residents keep an eye out for messages from the Council, so we can ensure we have the right details on the electoral register for every address in Reading.”
Those who receive a Canvass Communication A letter will only need to respond to this letter if the electoral register information is incorrect.
The quickest and easiest way to reply is online by following the details given in the letter.
“At the end of July some households will receive a ‘Canvass Communication B letter’ from the Council,” Mr Brooks said. “People will need to respond to this letter to ensure the electoral register information is correct. Residents are encouraged to reply online.”
Those who have moved and are not on the roll can register by logging on to: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Research by the Electoral Commission indicates that recent home movers are far less likely to be registered than those who have lived at the same address for a long time. Across Great Britain, 92% of people who have been at their property for more than 16 years will be registered, compared to 36% of people who have lived at an address for less than one year.
