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Individual Voter Registration

Proceeding contribution from Anne Begg (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 January 2012. It occurred during Opposition day on Individual Voter Registration.
Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that although some people purposely do not want to be on the register, large numbers might be excluded from it because they have not been helped? I am thinking particularly of those with learning disabilities. Often, those who might be helping people with learning difficulties have a strange view about whether they should be allowed to vote. It is crucial that everyone in our society be enfranchised and that no one is ruled out because they are not given the support that they should receive to ensure that they are properly registered.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
538 c480 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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