Register to vote to be in with a chance of winning £200
Would you like the chance to win £200 in cash? That's the offer from Lancaster City Council – just for registering to vote.
Each year the council is required by law to canvass every household in the district and produce a Register of Electors.
The forms for this year’s canvass will be distributed from July 30 and by August 10 every household in the district should have received one.
Anyone who has responded either by Freephone, internet or post by September 3 will be entered into a free prize draw to win £200.
Anyone who has not responded can expect a knock on the door from one of the council’s team of canvassers.
Daphne Snelson, Lancaster City Council’s elections’ officer, explained the aim of the campaign: “Registering to vote is vitally important. As well as not being able to vote people who are not on the Register of Electors could find their credit rating is affected, meaning that they may be unable to get a bank account, a mortgage, a credit card or sign up for a mobile phone.
“By offering an incentive to people to return their forms on time we hope to ease the burden on our canvassing team and, ultimately, reduce the cost of the annual canvass.”
- The service includes a 24 hour Freephone telephone service (0808 161 7649) or the internet registration service www.register-online.co.uk.
- Those using the telephone or internet registration service should not return their form.
Both the telephone and internet systems also accommodate the ‘opt-out’ rules allowing users to add or remove their names from the edited version of the register used by mailing companies, and to request postal vote applications.
The register will be published on 1 December 2010.
If a form is not delivered to your property by August 10 or you have any other questions, help is available from the council. Please telephone our helpline on 01524 582905.
Date Published: 21/07/10