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Category Archives: Neglect or Apathy
You can now register on-line as a British Overseas Voter!
Register to vote! Click on the British government link below to start the process and build the number of British citizens registered as overseas voters into a serious constituency size ( 70,000 – 100,000). https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote “Use this service to get … Continue reading
Some 35% of British Electorate are Non-Voters
Some 16 million British citizens, or around 35% of those eligible to vote in the 2010 general election, did not do so according to this article in The Economist of 7th December 2013 “Stay-at-home voters: The reluctant kingmakers“. This 35% … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, 35% Electorate Non-Voters, All EU Brits Need Voice, Diaspora is National Resource, Electoral Commission, Low Turnout - Not No Vote, MPs concerned by nat/Internat. issues, Neglect or Apathy
Tagged 15-year-rule, British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights
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Overseas Voter Focal Point for Action – Referendum on EU Membership.
Jeremy Fillenham – 6 days ago “With 2,250 votes registered on this site in some 2 years, votes for expats would appear to be a less than burning issue as far as most of us are concerned. Either the majority … Continue reading
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Tagged British expatriates, EU Referendum, national voting rights, politics
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Voting Rights Blog Statistics – Year 2012 in review
The statistical report below shows that this blog received a total of 5,400 views from visitors to the site during 2012. Visits during 2012 were received from a total of 71 countries, most from France but with the UK and … Continue reading
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Tagged British expatriates, Harry Shindler, human rights, national voting rights, politics
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Voting from Australia
Continuing the theme as to whether British citizens living abroad are apathetic or not about voting in UK elections (as is still your right for up to 15 years), Australia is a good example to take, hosting the largest (+1 million) and farthest … Continue reading
Posted in +5 million British Expats Abroad, Anomaly of Voteless Expat Brits in EU, Benefits of Internet Voting, Electoral Commission, French Internet Voting, Harry Shindler's Human Right to Vote, Low Turnouts: both UK & US, Neglect or Apathy, Overseas Voter Turnout:UKvsUS, Voting from Australia
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Global Citizens
A comment received from Nicholas Kent Newman in response to the previous post on the “Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad” drew attention to the “I’m all right Jack, pull up the ladder” attitude “which will last until for … Continue reading
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Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad?
With only some 30,000 registered to vote out of an estimated 5 – 6 million British citizens living abroad, the question is whether this is due to apathy or neglect. Neglect encourages apathy and the British government does not go … Continue reading
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Votes for Expat Brits blog 