More Than 4 Million Scots Registered To Vote In Referendum

A record 4.1million Scots are now registered to vote as more people sign up to take part in the independence referendum. The figure is almost 60,000 more than in December 2012 and has been fuelled by 16 and 17-yearolds who are not eligible to take part in General or Scottish elections but can do so in the referendum. Around 92,000 out of a possible 120,000 young Scots have signed up. The figures have been compiled by the Electoral Commission's 15 Scottish electoral registration officers (EROs), following an annual canvas of voters between October 2013 and March 2014. The deadline to register to vote in the independence referendum is September 2, 2014. Andy O'Neill, head of the Scotland office at the Electoral Commission, said: 'The snapshot provided by the publication of the electoral registers gives an indication of the hard work already put in by electoral registration officers, but that hard work doesn't stop now. 'The EROs will continue to encourage as many people who are eligible to register to take action and get themselves registered before the September 2 deadline, in order to take part in the referendum. 'The commission will support EROs activities by launching a public awareness campaign in the summer, reminding people that the only way to vote at the referendum is to be on the register.'