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3.3 Supporting young people to register

As a youth practitioner, you can play a powerful role in making voter registration feel straightforward, relevant, and engaging. You are a trusted source of information and can make the case for registration in a more informal setting, and have time to support individuals who have specific questions.

Here’s how you can help:

  • Time it right – around key dates, for example: 
    • National voter registration drives such as Welcome to Your Vote Week
    • When young people are already thinking about political issues.
  • Make it more than admin – tie registration into meaningful conversations about democracy, like:
    • Debating an issue they care about
    • Exploring who represents them locally or nationally
    • Finding out what local decisions have shaped their community
  • Link voter registration to personal agency – linking it to having a say in decisions that affect your life, rather than just ticking an administrative box.

 

Framing the task this way helps it feel less like a form and more like a first step toward action. Whether or not they are yet eligible to vote, understanding how to register helps young people feel prepared and included.

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Other resources that might be useful are:

the gov.uk register to vote page

The Electoral Commission’s voter eligibility checker:

To check via nationality, whether someone is eligible to vote, visit:

Visit check.justregister.org.uk, to explore how many people are registered to vote in your constituency compared to others

If you’re working with young people with additional needs, or using screen readers – see these easy read resources on voter registration and voter ID:

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