Thread by @petermbenglish

Are you a student? Have you registered to vote in the election on 12 December?

Did you know that you can vote either at your home, or your university? And you don't have to choose which until the last minute?

electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/s…

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You can register to vote here:

gov.uk/register-to-vo…

It's pretty quick and easy; but…

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You don't have to wait until you're 18. You can register any time from your 16th birthday - up to two years before you can actually use your vote. (In Scotland you can register as soon as you're 14 years old; in NI you have to be 17.)

electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/r…
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You might want to tell any younger brother or sisters about this!

If you find registering to vote daunting, this "start voting" web site will help you to register:

startvoting.org
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If you are a student and can decide whether to vote at home or at uni, how do you decide where to vote?

Well, you can choose on any grounds that work for you. But you might want to think about where your vote will be most effective.
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We have a "first past the post" (FPTP) voting system - which means that the country is divided into small areas called "constituencies". Each area elects a single MP to represent them…
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The problem with FPTP is that it isn't very fair. In many parts of the country, there's only one party that will ever get elected - so called "safe seats".
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Voting in a safe seat is pretty much a waste of time (although things are so turbulent at the moment that you never know - do vote anyway).
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But in other areas you've a much better chance of making a difference.

If you want to stop Brexit from happening, you might want to look at the tactical voting websites: this from Best for Britain:
getvoting.org
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…Or this from Remain United:
remainunited.org
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These sites give an idea of how likely it is to get a Remain party* elected.

*or Labour, which at least supports another referendum, even if their position on Brexit per se isn't so clear
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So, if your Uni constituency has a good chance of electing a Remain candidate, but your home is in a safe seat, vote at University!

But if your university consituency is a safe seat, vote at home!
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But what if you'll be at home when the vote happens and you want to vote at Uni, or vice versa?

I recommend you get a postal vote for the seat you want to vote in. It's easy to apply…
electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/v…
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And it's easier to vote by post than it is to get the polling station - for most people. People who get a postal vote are more likely to vote than other people.
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I've also written these tweets up as a blogpost: peterenglish.blogspot.com/2019/11/voting…