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Category Archives: IER for Overseas Voters.
Reason for disappearing British Overseas Voters too?
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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Tagged 15-year-rule, 2015 General Election, British expatriates, Individual Electoral Registration, Low voter Turnout, voter registration
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IER Difficulties Mean British Expats Should Proactively Register to Vote.
Given the difficulties below in identifying individual voters resident in the UK, the challenge is even greater for the Electoral Commission which is charged with canvassing and encouraging up to some 3 million British citizens (out of the estimated 5 – 6 million living … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, national voting rights, voter registration
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British Expats Also Responsible Members of Society
Chloe Smith, the Cabinet Office Minister for Political & Constitutional Reform, quoted in the article below on initial checks of Individual Electoral Registration, said: “If you aren’t on the [electoral] register, you can’t vote, simple as that – but it’s also an important … Continue reading
Voting Rights: UK-Scots or EU-Brits
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?
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
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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Outdated Objections to British Voters Overseas
The previous objections below to British voters overseas quoted in the House of Commons Library Standard Note:SN/PC/5923 “Overseas Voters”, seem now rather outdated in an Internet age, when British citizens around the world were able to take pride in British achievements at the … Continue reading
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Lord Lexden Continues to Challenge the 15-Year-limit for Overseas Voters.
The extract below from the 25th July, 2012 House of Lords debate on electoral reform, shows how Lord Lexden in particular continues to take the lead in challenging the 15-year limit for British citizens voting from overseas. You can show your support if you … Continue reading
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MP’s Letter to Constituent Losing his Right to Vote
Brian Cave is a British expatriate who has diligently registered to vote via his local UK Election Registration Officer for the past 14 years while resident in France. He has written in protest to his current MP Mark Harper because he will lose … Continue reading
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