Register to vote - it's your right

Sinn Féin Councillor and Belfast Mayor Tom Hartleylaunch a leaflet on Tuesday encouraging people to register to vote.
Along with North Belfast Sinn Féin Constituency manager Shauneen Baker and Andersontown party representative Pól Deeds, the Mayor said the leaflet launch was to encourage people to get on the electoral register so that they could exercise a basic human right – the right to vote.
“This leaflet has important information on how people can apply to get on to the register, how to get photographic ID, and how to apply to vote from home if a person is physically unable to make it to the polling station.”
Councillor Hartley said over the past few months Sinn Féin have submitted over a thousand registration forms to the Electoral Office on behalf of people in West Belfast.
However, many of these people were refused their rightful place on the electoral register, something which the Mayor branded “a disgrace”.
Recently, Sinn Féin and the SDLP accompanied the Falls Community Council to the Electoral Office Headquarters in a bid to get those who have been refused their rights on to the electoral register.
“200,000 people are not on the electoral register but are entitled to be. That is a huge indictment of the Electoral Office that must be rectified. The issue is not one of unionist versus nationalist or republican, it is about the right to vote for us all.
“When a person gets this leaflet, they should take the time to read it, to ensure they are on the electoral register and that they have the correct ID to enable them to vote.”