You have to be IN it to win it. Have you registered to vote?

Liberal Democrat peer Roger Roberts opened a short debate in the House of Lords last Thursday to urge the electoral registration of as many people as possible (especially young people), so that they can vote in the European referendum on June 23rd. Opening the debate, Roger said:

"Young people are least likely to be registered to vote, and they are least likely to turn out. [...] I'm told that up to 4 million young people have yet to register. Their voices must not be allowed to be silent. Not only will the future of Europe rest on these votes but then, when elections take place in the United Kingdom, those who are not registered and are not able to cast a vote will be allowing themselves to go unheard. No influence on our health service, on our schools and colleges, on our environment, the houses we need to build or the future of our steel industry.

"No registration. No vote. No influence. [...]

"The referendum [is the] most important decision of our, especially young people's, lifetime. [...] A vote that will affect every one of us, but for much longer (because they are younger) the younger people. It will affect their entire lives, and the turnout of students and young people will be vitally important. And of course, in a referendum, every vote counts."

You can watch his opening speech here: http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/3ebac340-0baf-4611-b5c8-5b8c8d9a1578?in=13:18:05

The clock is ticking. The EU Referendum takes place on Thursday 23rd June 2016. Make sure that you have registered to vote -- and register for a postal vote if you think you might not be able to make it to the polling station on referendum day. If you have not yet registered, you can do so now, at www.gov.uk/registertovote. The deadline for registering is Tuesday 7th June, one week from today.