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EU Referendum: Don’t forget to register to vote and other musings

By Anne Curie | Thu 26th May 2016 - 8:55 am

On 23 June 2016, Britain will face one of the greatest electoral questions of this decade. Voters will be asked to decide whether or not they wish to see the UK remain in the European Union. Yet as this crucial election draws ever-nearer, there is an important issue which must be contemplated: registering to vote.

The deadline to register to vote for the referendum is midnight, 7 June. The party-neutral Bite The Ballot (of which Lord Roberts is Honorary President) is running an innovative #TurnUp campaign in the week approaching this deadline. I urge everyone to support this cause. It’s vital to ensure that the 30% of young people missing from the roll are able to have their say.

Regardless of how you choose to vote, it is crucial that all eligible voters turn up to vote and have their say on the future of Britain’s membership of the EU. That said, Lib Dems have adamantly chosen to become the party of remaining ‘IN’ the Union. Our party chooses this path because it’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s the smart thing to do.

Posted in Op-eds | Also tagged eu referendum, register to vote and roger roberts | 1 Comment

“The best opinion poll I’ve seen in a long time” says Nick Clegg

By Caron Lindsay | Tue 16th December 2014 - 9:51 pm

Nick’s Bite the Ballot Leaders Live Q & A this evening went pretty well. Those watching were asked to tweet #yesNick or #noNick to indicate what they thought on four different subjects, jobs, education, health and immigration.

All I can say is that I hope all these young people have votes. Here are the scores on the doors:

The results are in, this is how @nick_clegg did with health #LeadersLive pic.twitter.com/EG6amSmHgX

— BITE (@BiteChannel) December 16, 2014

The results are in, this is how @nick_clegg did with immigration #LeadersLive pic.twitter.com/qNnfUZ0HUN

— BITE (@BiteChannel) December 16, 2014

Posted in News | Also tagged general election 2015 and nick clegg | 7 Comments

Lord Roger Roberts writes…Voter Registration

By Lord Roger Roberts | Tue 10th June 2014 - 2:36 pm

Last week, I was encouraged to see more political parties coming around to the (long-held Liberal Democrat) view that we need to make voter registration easier, accessible and engaging, and allow young people to register from an early age. Only then can we seek to inspire future generations to take a stake in democracy and truly make ‘politics’ open to all citizens.

To this end, today is the formal first reading of my Voter Registration Bill in the House of Lords. I very much hope that Members from all parties (and none) welcome and support its aims.

Posted in News | Also tagged voter registration bill | 4 Comments