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Tuesday 12 June 2012

 

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Committee of the whole House


 

ELECTORAL REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION Bill

 

Representation of the People Act 1985 (Amendment)

 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Representation of the People Act 1985 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 1 (Extension of parliamentary franchise) omit subsections (3)(c) and

 

(4)(a).

 

(3)    

In section 3 (Extension of franchise for European Parliamentary elections) omit

 

subsections (3)(c) and (4)(a).’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

Currently, British citizens can qualify as overseas electors only if they have been resident in the

 

United Kingdom within the previous 15 years. This also applies to Members of the House of Lords

 

for European Parliamentary elections. This amendment would remove this qualifying period, so

 

that British citizens could qualify as overseas electors even if they had ceased to be resident in the

 

United Kingdom more than 15 years before.

 


 
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