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Electors must be on the electoral register in order to vote in elections and referendums in the UK. Electoral Registration Officers within local authorities have a duty to compile and maintain accurate electoral registers. To register to vote online or to download a voter registration form electors should visit (www.gov.uk/register-to-vote ). Electors wishing to register to vote in Northern Ireland should visit the (Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website ). Registration was introduced for all constituencies as a result of the Reform Act 1832, which took effect for the election of the same year. Since 1832, only those registered to vote can do so, and the government invariably runs nonpartisan get out the vote campaigns for each election to expand the franchise as much as possible. ==Current procedure== To register to vote a person must be 16 years old or over (but they cannot vote until they are 18) and resident (usually live) in the UK. In addition a person must be a British, Irish or European Union citizen, or a Commonwealth citizen who has leave to remain in the UK or who does not require such leave. A person can register at any time of the year. To register, electors should have a fixed address. If an elector wishes to register to vote, but has no fixed address, they may be able to register to vote by completing a declaration of local connection form. This would allow them to register at a place where they are likely to spend a substantial amount of their time. Regulation 23 of the Representation of the People Regulations 2001 states that the Electoral Registration Officer has the power to require information needed for the purpose of maintaining the electoral register. Any person that fails to give information is liable on summary conviction to a fine. A person can register anonymously if their safety (or the safety of someone in their household) would be at risk if their name and address appeared on the electoral register. Documentary evidence of a court order or an attestation from an authorised person is required.〔http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/162573/Part-2-Registration-framework.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Electoral registration in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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