1. An introduction By Daniel Colthart and Torrin Wilkins
Voter registration
An introduction
By Daniel Colthart and Torrin Wilkins

2. Young voters activity through the years:
Referendums
EU Membership %
AV Referendum %
EU Membership %
Youth Turnout
Early 90’s - > 60%
2010 GE - 44%
2015 GE - 58%
EU Referendum - 64%
General Elections % % % % %

3. How to register:
You can register on GOV.UK which should take 5 minutes.
You can register by post.
You can register to vote even if you don’t have a fixed address.
You can still vote even if you are: A patient in a mental health hospital, homeless, a merchant seaman, part of the gypsy or travelling community , living on a boat or other moveable residence and person remanded in custody.
These are only predictions written before the general election

4. How to get young people into voting
Make it interesting
Show them the importance
The voting process
Educate
Make it real
Make it real - talk about votes for 16 year olds

5. Local Authority Mayors
Directly-elected combining both ‘Civic’ Major role and Leader of the Council
Duties include:-
Chairing meetings of the local Council
Promoting the local area to businesses who might want to invest their money there
Making the most of tourism if there is any in the area
Championing charitable causes including helping to organise relevant events
Attending important public functions such as Remembrance Sunday events

6. Mayor of Cambridge and Peterborough
Responsibilities part of the devolution deal, the responsibilities of the combined authority will include the following:
A £600 million budget for local economic growth (£20 million over 30 years)
A £170 million budget for housing, including affordable and council housing, with £70 million specifically for housing in Cambridge.
A budget for transport infrastructure improvement and maintenance
A budget for provision of skills training and apprenticeships
Integration of local health and social care resources
Integration of local employment services, and design of a National Work and Health Programme alongside the Department for Work and Pensions

7. Local transport: Controlled by the local mayor
Major concern for students
Lots of students commuting from rural areas
Talk about this as major way of getting people into voting

8. Voting in the future
The British Youth Council has been campaigning for 16 year olds to get the vote.
Scotland has already allowed 16 year olds to vote in Scottish Parliament elections. During the Scottish independence referendum turnout was 75% for 16 and 17 year olds compared with 54% of year olds (What Scotland thinks).
Internet voting

9. Groups encouraging young people to register to vote:
Operation black vote: Wants to help ethnic minorities register to vote.
UK youth: Registered 824 young people to vote.
Mencap: Number of downloadable guides to help young people to vote.
Homeless link: Helps young people, social housing residents and homeless people to register to vote.
Bite the ballot: Campaigns on the importance of voting.

10. Bite The Ballot
A charity trying to improve voter turnout in young people by making politics appealing to younger voters.

12. “...it is the duty of everyone in public life, including the government, to make sure everyone who is eligible to vote is able to vote”.
Minister Sam Gyimah