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| | For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:
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| | Electoral Registration and Administration Bill |
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| | | Explicit right of British citizens to register to vote and to participate in elections |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows— |
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| | | (2) | Insert “a British citizen,” |
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| | | (a) | in section 1 (parliamentary electors), in subsection (1)(c), after “either”, |
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| | | (b) | in section 2 (local government electors), in subsection (1)(C), after “is”, |
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| | | (c) | in section 4 (entitlement to be registered as parliamentary or local |
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| | | government elector), in subsection (1)(c), after “either”, |
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| | | (d) | in section 4, subsection (3)(c), after “is”, and |
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| | | (e) | in section 7B, subsection (3)(e), after “is”, in the first place it occurs.’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | British citizens are currently enfranchised in statute as Commonwealth citizens, not British |
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| | | citizens. This amendment is to introduce a statutory entitlement for British citizens to be |
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| | | enfranchised as British citizens. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 21, line 23, leave out ‘, so far as is reasonably practicable,’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | The amendment makes registration officers subject to the test of taking ‘all steps that are |
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| | | necessary’ under section 9A of the 1983 Act, in respect of their new duty: ‘securing that persons |
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| | | who are entitled to be registered in a register (and no others) are registered in it.’. |
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| | Clause 10, page 7, line 31, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | Orders under this Part must provide that funds provided to local authorities for |
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| | | use by electoral registration officers in respect of their obligations under this Part |
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| | | are used only for the fulfilment of those obligations and for their compliance with |
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| | | the duties set out in section 9A of the 1983 Act, as amended by Schedule 4 of this |
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| | | Act, and not for any other purpose.’. |
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| | | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | | The amendment aims to ensure that funds provided to local authorities for their electoral |
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| | | registration functions are ring-fenced for that purpose. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 21, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | In subsection (2), after paragraph (e), insert— |
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| | | “(f) | reporting to the police any suspicion he might have that an |
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| | | offence had been committed relevant to the integrity of |
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| | | registration and absent vote applications.”.’. |
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| | Clause 15, page 9, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | In section 13(4), at end add “provided that the registration officer shall not make |
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| | | any such changes if an election specified in section 13B(4) is schedule to take |
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| | | place within 30 days of publication of the revised version of the register.”.’. |
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| | Schedule 4, page 21, line 23, leave out sub-paragraph (2). |
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| | Schedule 4, page 21, line 26, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | At the end of subsection (3) insert— |
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| | | “(4) | If the Electoral Commission judges that registration officers have not |
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| | | taken all necessary steps as outlined in this section, the Electoral |
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| | | Commission shall have the power to intervene.”.’. |
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| | Clause 23, page 14, line 6, leave out from ‘means’ to end of line 11 and insert ‘the |
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| | Clause 25, page 14, line 20, leave out from ‘purposes’ to end. |
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