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05/01/2010
Election Looms For NI
With the General Election only a matter of months away the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland has launched a number of wide ranging initiatives and pilot schemes aimed at making it even easier for people to secure their vote and check that that their registration is up to date.
Over the coming weeks the Office will carry out mini-canvasses in a total of nine wards in Belfast, Ballymena, Magherafelt, Lisburn, Downpatrick, Bangor and Newtownards which, based on independent statistics, have low levels of registration.
Of particular interest to people in Londonderry, Omagh and Banbridge, their area offices will be piloting a scheme that will see late night opening one night a week and the opening of temporary sub-offices on one afternoon each week for the next six weeks.
In East Antrim, South Antrim and Belfast North around 18,000 households in wards with low registration levels will be receiving a leaflet from the Electoral Office over the next few weeks reminding them of the need to be on the Electoral Register.
Douglas Bain, Chief Electoral Officer said: "The General Election is now at most only six months away and everyone eligible to vote should be on the register.
"My staff are working hard to make it as easy and as convenient as possible for anyone to register for the first time or to change their details and I would urge everyone eligible to get on the list," he said.
If the schemes prove successful they will be considered for other areas.
See: First Election Battle Cries Made
(BMcC/GK)
Over the coming weeks the Office will carry out mini-canvasses in a total of nine wards in Belfast, Ballymena, Magherafelt, Lisburn, Downpatrick, Bangor and Newtownards which, based on independent statistics, have low levels of registration.
Of particular interest to people in Londonderry, Omagh and Banbridge, their area offices will be piloting a scheme that will see late night opening one night a week and the opening of temporary sub-offices on one afternoon each week for the next six weeks.
In East Antrim, South Antrim and Belfast North around 18,000 households in wards with low registration levels will be receiving a leaflet from the Electoral Office over the next few weeks reminding them of the need to be on the Electoral Register.
Douglas Bain, Chief Electoral Officer said: "The General Election is now at most only six months away and everyone eligible to vote should be on the register.
"My staff are working hard to make it as easy and as convenient as possible for anyone to register for the first time or to change their details and I would urge everyone eligible to get on the list," he said.
If the schemes prove successful they will be considered for other areas.
See: First Election Battle Cries Made
(BMcC/GK)
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