EA Bulletin: 364 Scotland

Every year we ask schools, youth groups, colleges and universities to join us in celebrating democracy by delivering democratic education with their students and young people.  

Welcome to Your Vote Week will be taking place from Monday 10 March to Sunday 16 March 2025.  

The theme for 2025 is get informed and get involved.  

We have worked with our youth voice champions from across the UK to develop ideas for the theme of Welcome to Your Vote Week 2025.  Young people highlighted being informed and engaging with politics and democracy at a local level as important to them.

This Welcome to Your Vote Week, support young people to access trustworthy information to get informed about politics, democracy and elections, and take the first steps to get involved locally. Whether it’s discovering who represents them in their area, exploring the issues that matter most to them, or making a positive impact in their community, there are lots of ways young people can get informed and get involved.

Sign up now to take part in Welcome to Your Vote Week 2025 and receive free resources ahead of the week to help you get involved.  

Get involved with the week

Hear from young people from Northern Ireland Youth Forum, part of our youth voice network, about why you should get involved with Welcome to Your Vote Week.

If you want to start planning how you’d like to get involved with Welcome to Your Vote Week 2025, our year-round education resources are available on our website to support you.  

What’s next?

Find out more about Welcome to Your Vote Week

If you have any questions about the week, please contact [email protected] 

The Electoral Commission will be hosting a webinar on 23 January 2025 for interested parties or groups who may be interested in how to register a political party.  The details of what will be covered and how to register for the webinar are set out below.  Please feel free to share the details with any interested parties or local groups in your network who may benefit. If you have any questions or additional information, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] 

Are you interested in how to register a political party? Sign-up for our upcoming webinar where we will provide a comprehensive overview of the process and key considerations.

The webinar will be held on 23 January 2025. Additional sessions may be scheduled at other times depending on interest.

This session will focus on general guidance rather than specific party structures or individual circumstances.

What to expect:

• a step-by-step guide to registering a political party
• key points to consider during the registration process
•  a Q&A session at the end for general questions

Please note: If you have specific questions about your unique situation, you can contact the party registration team for tailored advice by emailing [email protected]   

Sign up for the party registration webinar.

We’re currently developing our new five-year UK Corporate Plan. As part of this work, we’re taking the opportunity to update our values and vision statement. A well-developed set of values and vision statement will define what we stand for, and help guide our decision-making, culture, and interactions with partners and key stakeholders.

We want to get your views on the Electoral Commission, our role, and the core principles that should guide our work. Your input is crucial in helping us develop values that help us project our ambitions and build confidence in the Commission and our work.  

If you would like to share your thoughts and be involved in shaping these new values and vision, please get in touch with Tim Crowley at [email protected] , who will respond with the next steps.