Category Archives: 6-11 Million Unable to Vote

Reason for disappearing British Overseas Voters too?

Posted on December 7, 2014 by right2vote4xpatbrits

With the passing of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, every British citizen will soon need to register individually (instead of on the current household basis), leading to fears that many voters are disappearing from the electoral roll (see articles linked … Continue reading →

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Lord Lexden: Reasons Why Should Remove 15-Year-Limit..

Posted on January 18, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Lord Lexden set out in full the reasons why all British citizens living overseas should have the right to vote in British elections when the House of Lords debated his amendments to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill on January … Continue reading →

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Voting Rights: UK-Scots or EU-Brits

Posted on December 20, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Referenda planned on Scottish independence or becoming increasingly likely on UK membership of the European Union (EU), pose some interesting questions on the voting rights of British citizens living in Scotland, the United Kingdom (UK) or within the EU. There … Continue reading →

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Why No Cross-Party Consensus on 15-Year-Rule Reform?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Wayne David is Labour MP for Caerphilly and Shadow Minister for Political & Constitutional Reform. He’s challenged the government before over its proposed constituency boundary changes and plans for individual voter registration, the latter forming a key part of the parliamentary bill … Continue reading →

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15-Year-Rule Unnecessary Complication of Tax Law

Posted on October 6, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The incompatibility of the 15-year-limit with interpretation of tax law, underlies the British government’s rather ambiguous position on overseas voting rights i.e. that the right to vote is not necessarily related to paying taxes in the UK (although many British … Continue reading →

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British Overseas Still Denied Vote and Yet British Democracy in Terminal Decline!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

British citizens resident overseas wanting to vote are still denied such rights after 15 years abroad and yet British democracy is in terminal decline, as Corporate power,  unrepresentative politicians and apathetic voters leave the UK ‘increasingly unstable’, says study. Surely this … Continue reading →

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Two Overseas Voting Issues for Lords.

Posted on July 1, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The Electoral Registration & Administration Bill passed through the Commons last week, with the next step scrutiny of the wording and debate in the House of Lords. This could well be as early as next week. In addressing the case of British overseas … Continue reading →

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New Clause 3 for Overseas Voting Rights withdrawn!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The New Clause 3 brought up and read a second time before being subsequently withdrawn by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con), during the 27th June Commons debate on the Electoral Registration & Administration Bill, would have removed the 15 year qualifying period … Continue reading →

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6-11 Million British Citizens unable to Vote.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The link below to the BBC News article “Q&A: Changes to the way people register to vote”, provides answers to the key questions on what the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) will mean for future elections. It is said … Continue reading →

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