The electoral roll for Guernsey’s 2025 election will close on Wednesday 30 April, with the number of people registered currently lagging behind the 2020 figures.
By the end of yesterday, 24,554 were registered to vote in June, compared to 25,119 who were registered at the same time in 2020.
Young voters are also currently under-represented on Guernsey’s electoral roll with 2,999 people under the age of 30 registered. They make up just over 12% of the whole electoral roll, compared to older voters who have registered in higher numbers.
Reminder cards are being delivered to every address where noone is registered to vote this week, said Colette Falla, Registrar General of Electors.
“With two weeks to go before the Roll closes at midnight on 30th April, we’re seeing an increase in daily registrations and hope to see a big final push,” she said. “We have tried to make the process as quick and easy as possible for people – taking just a couple of minutes if you register online – and have put the information out there far and wide so all eligible islanders are aware.
“It’s important again to remind people that this is a new Electoral Roll so even if you’ve registered on the Roll previously for other elections you must register again if you want to vote in the upcoming General Election.
“While we’d encourage people to register online for speed and ease, paper forms are available if that is the preferred option.”
The 2020 election was Guernsey’s first ever fully island wide vote.
It was due to be held in June 2020, but after the covid pandemic forced the islands in to lockdown, the States of Guernsey postponed it until the October.
The electoral roll closed in August with 30,899 names registered.
Of those, 24,627 people voted – giving an 80% turnout.
That means the actual turnout for the election in 2020 was greater than the current number of names registered on the island’s electoral roll for the second fully island wide vote.