Now is the time to use your vote and make one of the most important decisions in a generation

No voice should go unheard and that is why registering to vote is so important

Between 8.3 million and 9.4 million eligible voters are believed to not be correctly registered at their current address (Getty)

Today The Independent is calling on everyone to participate in this, the most critical election in a generation. The votes cast on 12 December will set the path the nation will follow over Brexit, the economy and the NHS and all must make their voices heard.

We are not seeking a particular outcome, we just believe that not exercising your democratic right at this time would be a terrible waste.

It comes as the independent Electoral Commission says one in four black and Asian people is not registered to vote. Meanwhile, one in three teenagers are not registered either – with just one week until the deadline to do so. That compares to only 6 per cent of pensioners.