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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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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, Individual Electoral Registration, voter registration
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Brexit Impacts 2 Million Expat Brits as well!
Two million UK citizens working abroad could become illegal immigrants overnight if Britain were to leave the European Union , former attorney general Dominic Grieve has warned in this Guardian article. Presumably the extract below from his article refers to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, EU Referendum, 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
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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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, EU Referendum, voter registration
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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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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, voter registration
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British Expats: What happens to you if Britain leaves the EU?
Visit this recently established Expat Forum: What happens if Britain leaves the EU? and set up in response to growing concern within the British expatriate community of the consequences of a referendum on Britain’s future EU membership. If you are a … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, EU Referendum, voter registration
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Boris Johnson Urges British Expats to Register to Vote!
London Mayor Boris Johnson in Singapore urging British expatriates to register to vote on http://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote . (With thanks to Colin Blackwell for the photograph.) With only an estimated 1% of British expatriates actually registered to vote ( 20,000 – 30,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, British expatriates, Individual Electoral Registration
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Lack of British Overseas Voter Engagement
The House of Commons Committee Report below on Voter Engagement in the UK concludes the section on Overseas Voters ( pages 39 – 42 ) with the following recommendation (page 42): “We expect to see a comprehensive plan from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, Low voter Turnout, voter registration
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Four reasons to vote to stay in EU.
This Mirror Online article by journalist Sophie Warnes provides four compelling reasons why we should stay in the European Union (EU). If you are a British expatriate citizen resident within the EU a British exit will certainly impact you, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, EU Referendum, voter registration
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Votes for Expat Brits blog 