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<p>The Government has no plans to introduce election day registration. To work effectively
and securely, it would require all polling stations in a constituency to be electronically
linked and the register updated in real time to prevent anyone registering and voting
in one<br />polling station and moving quickly to another to do the same. This would
present considerable technical challenges and carry significant cost.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Such
a change would introduce uncertainties as to the register to be used for the election
and undermine confidence in the process if candidates were unable to challenge any
unusual trends in registration prior to Polling Day.</ins></p><p>Electoral Registration
Officers (EROs) are legally responsible for determining who is eligible to vote in
polls in their local areas. Coming to a determination can take time and cannot be
done instantaneously.</p>
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