Important changes to the way you vote

“The way you register to vote is changing across the UK. In Derbyshire Dales around 10,000 residents may need to take action to join the new register, even if they were registered in the past.

The Electoral Registration Officer is writing to local residents to tell them about the change. You could be one of the 10,000 who need to re-register so it’s important that you look out for a letter between 31 July  and 15 August that will tell you if need to take action. If you need to re-register you can do it on-line at www.gov.uk/yourvotematters.

There are also people in the area who are not registered to vote at all and so need to  register to have their say in elections. If you weren’t registered previously, you can register under the new system at www.gov.uk/yourvotematters.”