I
am an SNP activist in Glasgow.
Having chatted to many people whilst
campaigning I am alarmed by the number of people who have told me they
are no longer on the register.
Everyday when I go onto facebook I read similar stories. This takes me
to the reason why I am contacting you.
Below is a quote currently on
Glasgow councils electoral webpage: "The electoral registration system
changed in September 2014 to a new system of Individual Electoral
Registration (IER). Each individual is required to register themselves
and provide a few more details including your National Insurance
number."
Could you please answer these question?:
1) Why were
changes made?
2) Why ( according to the quote above ) do individuals
need to go out their way to register rather than have a convenient
system that reminds them IE a letter from their local electoral office?
3) Do all applications now get processed in England by the DWP and do
they have a traffic light policy of green,amber and red? If correct, did
applications before September 2014 get processed in England? Did the
DWP process applications before the 18th of September 2014?
4) Since
the new rules were introduced has there been a reduction of people on
the register in Scotland since the 18th of September?
5) Why does the
system now require additional information? Is this effecting the
numbers on the register?
6) Are you aware of any suspect websites
claiming to be able to process applications? I consider this to be a
very important subject which does require clarification.
Based on what I
am hearing out on the streets and online, many people will be left
disappointed after May the 7th when ( for what ever reason ) they will
have not been able to vote.
To prevent disappointment can the electoral
roll issue an online statement and possibly try to clarify the new rules
to a much wider audience?
I realise that I have raised several
concerns and questions with you. I would really appreciate your
assistance with all of the above.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Martin Monaghan, SNP activist.
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