We are joined by the Electoral Commission and Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust to discuss voter registration.

Alex Bogdan, Research Director is joined by Phil Thompson, Head of Research at the Electoral Commission and Ellen Berry, Head of the UK Democracy Fund at the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. They discuss the importance of getting voters registered, the obstacles associated with registering to vote and possible solutions that could ensure more people get registered.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• The Citizens UK campaign
• Democracy Classroom
• The Democratic Participation of Ethnic Minority and Immigrant Voters in the UK
• Generation Rent
• Unlock Democracy, Automatic Voter Registration
• Is it time for AVR in the UK?

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Alex Bogdan, Research Director, Public Affairs, Ipsos, alex.bogdan@ipsos.com, @_AlexBogdan

Phil Thompson, Head of Research, Electoral Commission

Ellen Berry, Head of the UK Democracy Fund, Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust