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The Way You Register to Vote

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Charleygirl Mon 28-Jul-14 12:34:22

I assume that they will be paid for however many names and address they give. Very sneaky.

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rosequartz Mon 28-Jul-14 12:31:28

Just an answerphone at the number provided by our County Council for any queries, they obviously are not keen on anyone phoning to request their details be taken off the open register.

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Charleygirl Mon 28-Jul-14 12:17:06

Thank you, that is very helpful. I have no desire to have my name and address sold to the highest bidder.

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rosequartz Mon 28-Jul-14 12:13:36

The way you register to vote is changing:

https://www.gov.uk/yourvotematters?gclid=Cj0KEQjw6deeBRCswoauquC8haUBEiQAdq5zh8qjBQRsjbR8SzE9RICs11_lnzXYKDp81CprfpSxgu4aAqfR8P8HAQ

It is probably right that we are now registered as individuals and it is not up to the 'head of the household' to be responsible for registering us.

However, the letter I have received states that 'You don't need to do anything else' so many people will believe that they need do nothing more.

However, read your letter carefully when it arrives. If you had chosen previously for your details NOT to be available to third parties for whatever purpose, this request may now have been disregarded. Our County Council has put our names on an Open Register 'available to be bought by any person, company or organisation' and we will have to request to have our names put on the Electoral Register only. This was changed without our permission and we now have to contact the County Council to get this changed back again.

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