Youth organisations and teachers wanted to support our education work in Wales

“I voted for the first time this year! Going to vote was an easy and exciting experience to have. I voted in person in my local town hall in the morning before school. When arriving I signed in at the reception desk and they explained what I had to do. I then went into a booth and put crosses in the boxes I wanted. Following this, I posted my papers in the ballot box and left. This process was a lot easier then I expected and it was exciting to follow the results!"

“I was surprised at how quick and easy it was to register to vote as I am dyslexic and usually find it hard to fill out forms by myself. My friends also registered to vote this year and felt their experience was similar to mine. Me and my friends had many conversations about who we were going to vote for and the reasons behind those decisions. The information available on voting varied because I felt like I had enough information on how to register, but found that some of the political parties hadn’t made information available in a format that I could understand. The Raise Your Voice project made some information very accessible, but was lacking some party information due to parties not providing manifestos in an easy to read format.  

On the day of voting, I was very excited to be able to vote for the first time. My political passions were lit up and I was ready to explore more ways that I could make my voice heard. I found that my voting experience went well but when talking to other young people they had difficulties in voting due to factors such as their polling station being too far away and needing to travel.”