Register to vote
www.gov.uk
Get on the electoral register so you can vote in elections and referendums.

I assume most people here already are registered but just in case: here’s the link.

  • rah@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    there is no law requiring you to register in the UK

    You’re talking bollocks.

    "What happens if you do not register

    You must register to vote if you’re asked to do so and you meet the conditions for registering, for example you’re 16 or over and you’re British or a national of an EU or Commonwealth country.

    If you’re asked to register and do not, you could be fined."

    – https://www.gov.uk/electoral-register

    • SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml
      1·
      5 months ago

      Thank you for being so polite.

      The question I answered was ‘why we have to register to vote’. We have to register to vote, because there is no law requiring you to register where you live - as opposed to Germany where they have ‘Meldepflicht’, which means you must register with the local authorities when you move. If there was something similar in the UK, then there would be no requirement to register, the necessary documents to vote would be sent automatically.