Electoral roll opt out

Sooler

Seperate process for permanent opt out

follow guide here, any council should have same procedure
http://www.bexley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14363

Helix

Looks like you can opt-out online now too - https://www.gov.uk/electoral-register/privacy-electoral-register

It says register to vote but it says that it can also be used to update your details.

p00hsticks

rustyboy21 wrote: »

Our council send the form out every year and you have to opt out.
If you don't send it back, or do it online, then they come a knocking on your door, usually on a Saturday or sunday !

The process is changing this year though - up to now there has been one form per household, and the 'head of the household' has been required to provide details of all the people in that household. Now 'individual electoral representation' is being introduced, where each person is expected to register themselves independently.

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/what-is-individual-electoral-registration

peter_the_piper

More expense for strapped councils.

hollydays

p00hsticks wrote: »

The process is changing this year though - up to now there has been one form per household, and the 'head of the household' has been required to provide details of all the people in that household. Now 'individual electoral representation' is being introduced, where each person is expected to register themselves independently.

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/what-is-individual-electoral-registration

The head of the household will be the husband ...or male partner , automatically.

Marmaduke123

hollydays wrote: »

The head of the household will be the husband ...or male partner , automatically.

Not so, it's been a matter of choice. I've always signed
our form (I'm female), and the instructions have made it clear that it could be any adult with the agreement of the rest of the household.

hollydays

Marmaduke123 wrote: »

Not so, it's been a matter of choice. I've always signed
our form (I'm female), and the instructions have made it clear that it could be any adult with the agreement of the rest of the household.

In the past my husband had signed for me and the council told me that it's the head of the household who fills it in, and that's the husband( her words not mine!). Rather sexist.:rotfl:what century are we in!!
Hopefully it's changed now.

Marmaduke123

hollydays wrote: »

In the past my husband had signed for me and the council told me that it's the head of the household who fills it in, and that's the husband( her words not mine!). Rather sexist.:rotfl:what century are we in!!
Hopefully it's changed now.

"The council" therefore equals one individual employee who didn't know what she was talking about! Unless it was a very long time ago.

hollydays

Marmaduke123 wrote: »

"The council" therefore equals one individual employee who didn't know what she was talking about! Unless it was a very long time ago.

Last 5 years. It's a fact. This was the thinking then. The form allowed for one signature , it was addressed to my husband.

Marmaduke123

hollydays wrote: »

The form allowed for one signature , it was addressed to my husband.

I think the form was addressed to whoever signed it the last time. We agreed many years ago to alternate being the "head of the household", but over the last ten years or so I seem to have always signed it.

It was never a problem who signed it as head of the household, entirely a matter of choice provided you both agreed of course! Since the forms have been pre printed names were just in alphabetical order of first names so it was irrelevant who it was addressed to.

All in the past now anyway. Everyone will have to sign to for themselves next time.