[Cherie]

More than two million people have applied to register to vote in the month since Theresa May announced plans for a snap general election on 8 June.
The highest number of applications so far was on 18 April, the day the prime minister made her announcement, when just over 150,000 people applied.
The number of young people registering is the highest of any age group.
The deadline to register online through the official website is 23.59 BST on Monday 22 May.
The latest official figures published in March, before the election was called, showed that 45.7 million people were registered to vote in a general election as of 1 December 2016.
The Electoral Commission have warned that approximately seven million people across Britain who are eligible to vote are not registered, including 30% of under 34s while only 28% of home movers in the past year have registered.
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Anyone wanting to vote on 8 June who is not already on the electoral register needs to sign up. It takes five minutes to register online if you live in England, Wales or Scotland. Alternatively, people can fill out and return a written form by post.
Spike expected
People are advised they may need their National Insurance number or their passport if they are a British citizen living abroad.
If you live in Northern Ireland you must fill in a form and take it to your local electoral office.
Since 18 April, 2.014 million people have signed up to vote although it has yet to be confirmed how many have been added to the electoral register.
Although the number of people applying has dropped off a little after an initial flurry in mid-April, there are still significant numbers of voters making sure they can have their say at the ballot box.
In six out of the past seven days, applications have exceeded 100,000. Of those applying to vote each day, nearly 40% have been under-25s, although people of all ages have been signing up.
The 150,364 people who applied to register on 18 April was the biggest total recorded for a single day since the EU referendum campaign in 2016.
There is expected to be a spike of applications in the run-up to Monday's deadline.
In 2015, 500,000 people applied to vote on deadline day while registration for the EU referendum in 2016 had to be extended by 48 hours after the website crashed in the final few hours.
Both Instagram and Snapchat will be carrying prominent reminders of the deadline on Monday in order to encourage their users to sign up.

[y.winter]

I didn't know you have to register in order to be able to vote. This is really weird. Does it mean that those who don't register, won't be able to vote on 8 June, despite being citizens of the UK?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by y.winter

I didn't know you have to register in order to be able to vote. This is really weird. Does it mean that those who don't register, won't be able to vote on 8 June, despite being citizens of the UK?

Yes you have to register

[Alf]

I thought you just get a polling card through the door? I received mine last week.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Alf

I thought you just get a polling card through the door? I received mine last week.

Only if you're already registered.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

I thought you just get a polling card through the door? I received mine last week.

You must have registered back in the day Alf

[user104658]

Originally Posted by y.winter

I didn't know you have to register in order to be able to vote. This is really weird. Does it mean that those who don't register, won't be able to vote on 8 June, despite being citizens of the UK?

No, you have to be on the electoral roll to vote. It's also more difficult to vote if you've not kept your details up to date (i.e. you live in a different area to the address you're registered at).

[Cherie]

7 million people eligible to vote still not registered. These are the people that should be abused when things don't go your way, not the people who actually use their vote...

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

7 million people eligible to vote still not registered. These are the people that should be abused when things don't go your way, not the people who actually use their vote...

Only if THEY moan about it, to be fair. There are plenty of people who genuinely do not care who is in power, and that is entirely their choice.

[waterhog]

to vote - we have to have a choice - all partys are not giving me this at present and I am protesting which is a democratic right

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Only if THEY moan about it, to be fair. There are plenty of people who genuinely do not care who is in power, and that is entirely their choice.

Fair point

[RichardG]

i registered a few weeks ago

not sure why i bothered, i don't believe any of the candidates will be able to change anything for the better

i thought it was pretty pathetic that neither corbyn nor may could participate in the debate, both seem very weak

we're all ****ed basically

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by RichardG

i registered a few weeks ago

not sure why i bothered, i don't believe any of the candidates will be able to change anything for the better

i thought it was pretty pathetic that neither corbyn nor may could participate in the debate, both seem very weak

we're all ****ed basically

in that situation you go and vote for the Monster Raving Looney party or spoil your vote... if you were told you couldn't vote or only certain people could vote we would all be clamouring to get in the polling booth, I think it should be compulsory and they should have tea and cakes at the polling stations like the do in Australia!

[RichardG]

monster raving loony party it is then

[Alf]

Originally Posted by RichardG

monster raving loony party it is then

I think they call themselves The Green party, these days.

[RichardG]

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Alf

I think they call themselves The Green party, these days.

the 7 million unregistered voters are a combination of under 34s, renters (who move around lot) and ethnic minorities...