11TH JANUARY DATE FOR 5,000 MISSING WEST TYRONE VOTERS

Sinn Fein Director of Elections Cllr Seán Begley says that more than 5,000 eligible voters in West Tyrone stand to be disenfranchised in the proposed Assembly Election next March, if they fail to send in their individual electoral registration form to the Electoral Office by the final deadline of 11th January.

Cllr Begley,
“I am moving to highlight the massive numbers of people in West Tyrone who still are still not registered to vote in what is the last annual electoral canvas to be carried out by the Electoral Office and to encourage everyone, who has not yet done so, to make sure that they secure their entitlement to vote before the imposed deadline of 11th of January.

“There is a danger that with the onset of the festive season and with people being pre-occupied in so many different ways, this deadline will come and go and the entitlement of thousands in this constituency will be lost.

“Sinn Fein members will be engaged in a thorough electoral registration drive throughout the constituency before the 11th January and will offer any assistance you require in helping to make sure you get registered

“Electoral registration forms are available from schools, colleges, community centres, local council offices, Sinn Fein offices or can be downloaded from the Electoral Office website: www.electoralofficeni.gov.uk

“As Electoral Office Canvassers have stopped collecting forms from individual households, people anyone who has not already registered to vote must now send their completed individual registration form to the Omagh Area Electoral Office at 21, Kevlin Avenue, Omagh, BT78 1ER, before the preliminary closing date of Monday 13th November 2006.

I would also like to highlight the fact that Current Electoral Legislation requires that everyone wishing to vote in elections in the six counties must produce the following specific pieces of Photographic Identification: A current Passport, A current Driving Licence, A Photographic ID Card issued by the Electoral Office.(Photo ID application forms also available at your Sinn Fein Offices in Omagh and Strabane) or a Senior Citizens Travel Smartcard.