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Cameron changed the method of getting young people, 16-18 year olds on the Electoral Register.
Previously each household received a letter requesting a list of residents at the property.
I think it was an offence not to complete the form.
Cameron cancelled this method, assuming that the more young people slipped of the Electoral Register the better for the Tories.
The obvious method to ensure teenagers are on the electoral register would be to require schools, colleges, universities register their students.
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Just because its an election perennial story.
31 or 38% increase does sound a lot though, way more than can be explained by population increase
is 67% of them being under 34yo that suprising since by definition 1st time eligible voters will be aged under 22?