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Overseas Voting Campaign hits 100,000 target and exceeds it…but!
The expat voting campaign has hit its target of 100,000 registered overseas voters and indeed comfortably exceeded it , but……. The Electoral Commission has now confirmed that the number of overseas British citizens who applied to register to vote in … Continue reading
One Last Push for 100,000 Registered Overseas Voters!
British expats: Help to push the number of registered overseas voters over the 100,000 threshold. After yesterday’s TV debate, this morning the leaders of the seven main UK parties have urged people to register to vote before the deadline this … Continue reading
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Deadlines for Overseas Voter Registration: 20th, 21st & 28th April, 2015
The more overseas voters at the 7th May General Election, the more pressure there will be on the next government to extend the right to vote to those many Britons abroad disenfranchised by the 15-year-rule. Make sure that you are … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, national voting rights, voter registration
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9% of British Population lose the vote after 15 years!
Why does the government need to abolish the absurd 15-year restriction on voting rights? And why must British expats everywhere register to vote as soon as possible? Because as many as 9% of the British people live abroad! And there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, national voting rights, voter registration
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Impact of Brexit good reason to vote?
From the standpoint of repealing the 15-year-rule for expats, the impact of a Brexit should provide a clear example (certainly for those resident within the EU) of the importance of British citizens not already excluded by this rule to make sure that they do register and vote in the 7th May, 2015 general … Continue reading
Friday 6 March 2015 Deadline for Overseas Voters (15 Year Rule) Bill
Jane Golding of our Votes for Expat Brits campaign team has prepared the important message below for all friends of the campaign today to make a last push re. the 2nd reading this week of The Overseas Voters (15 Year Rule) Bill. With … Continue reading
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Cross-Party Expat Support for Right to Vote
According to Lorraine Hardy, the Costa Blanca-based Labour International secretary, in urging those UK expats who are still eligible to vote in the 2015 general election to make sure they register soon on http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote , “there is cross-party support from … Continue reading
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One Million Missing Voters but Where are the British Expats?
In a speech today at Sheffield Hallam University Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is launching a voter registration drive. He is claiming that following the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER), resulting in universities and colleges no longer block-registering their students, those in government “are … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, Individual Electoral Registration, voter registration
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Only Westminster can change the statutory rules concerning the democratic franchise
In an interesting parallel with the legal position concerning the current 15-year-law which removes the national right to vote for British citizens after 15 years abroad, the law report below from The Times of December 30, 2014 describes why the statutory … Continue reading
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E-Voting would be good news for British expats!
This article “Could e-voting be on its way in the Uk?” would also be good news for British expats if implemented: “Campaigners for electronic or e-voting say “digital democracy” is on the way in the UK. Although next year’s general election … Continue reading
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