Graham Evans MP has written to secondary schools in Weaver Vale inviting them to participate in National Voter Registration Day (NVRD)
Graham said: “5th February 2014 marks the UK’s first National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) and I very much hope all secondary schools and sixth forms will be able to play a role in this exciting and historic event.
The aim of the day is simple - to empower future generations of young people to realise that they have a say and a stake in decisions affecting their future. Though you may already have an active student council or a stellar citizenship curriculum, NVRD aims to engage every young person - especially those furthest away from politics.
This annual day of coordinated action will see businesses, community groups and schools registering thousands of eligible young voters, showing them how and why they should take part in our democratic system - sparking their political journeys into local, national and globally-minded citizens.
The campaign organisers, Bite the Ballot - who are on a mission to inspire young Britons to embrace their democratic responsibilities - have created fantastic, free resources for students and teachers to run registration events.”