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Registered Supporters: Urgent! Sign Up Now!

18th July 2016

Registered Supporters: Urgent:! Sign Up Now!

There are three categories of persons able to take part in the leadership election:

• Labour Party Members
• Affiliated Supporters (members of trade unions or socialist societies affiliated to the Party). We shall be offering a separate advice sheet for these. You should act now to record your status at http://support.labour.org.uk/
• Registered Supporters. This category was created for the first time for the last leadership contest. People had to register their details with the party and pay £3.

There is a very narrow window that provides the ONLY opportunity to vote on the leadership contest. You will have to register between Monday 18th July at 5 pm and Wednesday 20th July at 5 pm and pay £25 to be a registered supporter.

Who can register as a supporter?

• People who registered as a supporter before the last leadership election and paid £3. You don’t need to register again unless details such as your address have changed in the meantime. BUT you will have to pay £25 extra to vote this time.

• Labour Party members who didn’t join till after 12th January 2016. You (130,000 of you) have been disenfranchised by a decision of the National Executive Committee (BOO!). But you can still become a registered supporter by paying £25 on top of the Labour Party membership subscription you’re already paying. You will have to register as well as pay.

If you are in a trade union that is not affiliated to the Party you will have to become a registered supporter if you want to vote in the leadership contest.We understand this includes the entire membership of the Fire Brigades Union, which affiliated after January 12th. If so, this is a disgrace, but members will have to sign up as registered supporters in order to vote.

The Labour Party describes the website below as a hub for all information about the leadership contest. Register here!

Click here for more information:

You can also call 0345 092 2299.

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