County Councillor Heather Smith, who is leading the fund-raising effort, said the papers were often accessed by people researching their family histories.

BBC: Oliver Cromwell

Heather Smith of Rock the Vote, which aims to get young people to the polls, says that her organisation, having persuaded over 1m young people to register in 2008, should be able to get many of them to vote again this year.

ECONOMIST: And not about to rush to the polls in November, either