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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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British Overseas Elector – How to Set Up an Absent Vote
One you’ve registered as an overseas voter on https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote , you will still need to set up an absent vote to be able to vote in the UK Parliamentary elections on 7th May, 2015. Links to the the required application forms … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 General Election, British expatriates, voter registration
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Debate on Low Electoral Registration Rates of British Citizens Abroad.
This link to the Hansard record of the House of Lords debate on 26th November, 2014 concerns the question of the low electoral registration rates of British citizens living overseas. Some selected extracts to quickly illustrate the flavour of the debate … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, Harry Shindler, Low voter Turnout, national voting rights, voter 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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Improving Voting Turnout by British Expatriates
The report below by the Cross-Party Group On Overseas Voters examines how, within the current 15-year-limit on their voting rights, British citizens living abroad can be enabled to register and vote in UK elections more easily and in greater numbers: MAKING VOTES COUNT: … Continue reading
Expatriate voters could make the difference in marginal constituencies
Find out more about the marginal seats which could decide the 2015 General Election in the UK by browsing the interactive BBC News link below. One of them could be the constituency in which you last voted before you became … Continue reading
Younger or More Recent British Expatriates – Register to Vote in UK Elections
The importance of still eligible British expatriates continuing to vote in UK elections is demonstrated by the Electoral Commission’s concern at the opportunity for fraud in an evolving multi-cultural society, in which you should also have a democratic say in its future … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, voter registration
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Overseas Voters: Electoral Commission’s Public Awareness Plan
The Electoral Commission has reported to the Parliamentary Parties Panel (PPP) on 20th November, 2013 the results of a consultation into boosting the registration of overseas electors. As a potential overseas voter (not disqualified by the 15-year-rule), shouldn’t you make … Continue reading
100,000 Overseas Voters Would Represent an Important Constituency.
Surely it should be possible to attract at least 100,000 British citizens living abroad to register to vote in good time for the next general election in May 2015? This number of expatriate voters would represent much more than an average-sized UK … Continue reading
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Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, national voting rights
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Overseas Voting Letter from Margaret Hales, a descendant of Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst
Read this well argued, 5-point submission (from which extracts are given below) to the House of Lords All-Party Working Group on Overseas Voting from Margaret Hales , who has lived in Spain for nearly seven years and is a descendant of Emmeline Pankhurst the … Continue reading
Posted in All-Party Inquiry Launch, Diaspora is National Resource, Evidence to All-Party Inquiry, Improving Overseas Reg/voting Rates, Lord Lexden: All-Party Inquiry, Lord Lexden: Reasons to Remove 15 yr Limit, Margaret Hales Overseas Voting Letter, Outdated Objections to Voters Overseas
Tagged 15-year-rule, All-Party Inquiry, British expatriates, Emmeline Pankhurst, EU Referendum
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