A Somewhat Belated New Year's Resolution

If you're poking around for something to do in between studying for exams - how about registering to vote? You can find out more and download the form easily to send off to the local authority at Aboutmyvote.co.uk

Welsh Assembly elections are due on the 3rd of May 2007 to elect representatives to the Assembly which sits in Cardiff Bay and anyone living in Wales is eligible to vote.

The elections use a system that tries to balance between first-past-the-post and proportional representation means that everyone gets two votes (yay) - one for the constituency (Ceredigion) in the same way as parliamentary Westminster elections work - and a second one for the region (Mid and West Wales) based on PR where votes are weighted depending on party's performance in the constituency vote (heavier if they didn't do well in the constituencies). Or something like that, it gets a bit technical and I'm probably not the best person to explain that to you.

In any case, 40 Assembly Members are elected through the constituences and 20 AMs through the regional vote (five per region). Don't leave it too late!