With the annual voter registration canvass now underway, a form or letter will be sent to more than 300,000 households in Lanarkshire.

To ensure that residents are able to vote in any future elections, they should follow the guidance contained within the letter, which will indicate if a response is required or not.

Where a response is to be made and details on the form have not changed, this can be done so in a variety of ways including using a freephone or text service. There is also an online option where changes can be made. Using these services makes confirming details easy and saves money compared to the costs of returning the paper form through the post.

However, if a response by the resident is required and it is not made, reminders will be issued and the required information will be pursued.

Residents should also remember that credit reference agencies use the electoral register as a check when assessing credit applications. Therefore, if people are not on the register, their ability to access credit may be affected.

Anyone with queries about the form can contact the Lanarkshire Electoral Registration office on
0800 030 4333.

The canvass will run from mid-August to late November, after which the revised register – which includes the names of all eligible electors who responded to the canvass – will be published.