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  1. Great news 🎉 Our campaign came second in ’s top PR and comms campaigns from March: Thank you to everyone who voted and remember if you’ve to register to vote before 17 April visit 🗳️

    Got 5? Register to vote in the 2018 local elections. Visit gov.uk/register-to-vote by 17 April. Your vote matters, don't lose it.
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  2. There should be no barriers for anyone with a disability from being able to cast their vote with confidence. Check out our guide for voters with a learning disability ahead of England's local elections on 3 May -

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  3. Have you recently changed your name? Remember to change it on the electoral register too! Find out how to contact your Electoral Registration Officer by entering your postcode here:

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  4. SHARE THIS! We’ve produced an easy read guide with for voters with a learning disability ahead of local elections in England on 3 May. Check out the guide and help share it today:

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  5. Apr 3

    You have until 17th April to register to vote in next month’s local elections. Register here:

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  6. Apr 3

    Just TWO WEEKS to go until the deadline to register to vote for the 2018 . on your lunch break? Register now at

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  7. Apr 3

    If you’re in the and and are currently deployed, applications for postal votes must be received in the UK by April 6 - and completed ballot papers must be here by May 1 in time for the May 3 poll. For more details visit

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  8. Are you a covering the ? Check out our media handbook for the local government elections in England on 3 May:

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  9. “Everyone should be able to vote safely, no matter what their circumstances, and these important changes in Scotland today are a vital step towards achieving this.” Sue Bruce welcomes the changes to anonymous registration which come into force today.

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  10. To support the changes around anonymous voter registration, we’ve produced new guidance with to help refuge mangers in Scotland support their service users register to vote without compromising their safety.

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  11. Today in Scotland a change to the law comes into force making it easier for people to register to vote without compromising their safety. This will potentially help hundreds of people, not least those women at risk of domestic violence.

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  12. SHARE THIS! We’ve produced an easy read guide with for voters with a learning disability ahead of local elections in England on 3 May. Check out the guide and help share it today:

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  13. Lucy, a community midwife at University College London Hospital, can now help people have their say at elections safely. Read the guidance we’ve supported produce to help midwives with anonymous voter registration:

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  14. "Midwives can now play vital role in helping people vote safely." Ailsa Irvine, our director of guidance, writes for :

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  15. Guidance to support midwives attesting a person’s application to register anonymously has been launched by - this helps people to safely have their say at elections.

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  16. Mar 28

    Did you know...? 🧐 4 in 5 members of the armed forces are not registered to vote. Don't be the one to lose your voice! Register for the now 👉🏽

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  17. Retweet! This we want everyone to know what they are entitled to when voting.

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  18. To mark we want everyone to know that there should be no barriers for anyone with a learning disability being able to cast their vote with confidence. Check out our easy read guide for the May 2018 local elections:

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  19. Mar 28

    We estimate that around 1 in 4 people with a learning disability are not registered to vote. Please share our easy read guide to spread the word ahead of the 2018 :

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  20. Mar 26

    There should be no barriers for anyone with a disability from being able to cast their vote with confidence. Check out our guide for voters with a learning disability ahead of England's local elections on 3 May -

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