by Martin Myall •
We have simply acquired this from the British Embassy in Madrid:
British residents dwelling overseas are actually eligible to register to vote in UK basic elections, no matter how lengthy they’ve been dwelling outdoors the UK. A brand new legislation has eliminated the earlier 15-year time restrict.
Supporting the notice elevating marketing campaign of the UK’s Electoral Fee, the British Embassy in Madrid is looking on British residents dwelling in Spain to examine if they’re eligible. The Fee is the unbiased and neutral organisation that oversees elections within the UK.
Those that have beforehand lived in or been registered to vote within the UK now have the fitting to vote in UK Parliament elections. They’ll register on-line at www.gov.uk/registertovote and might want to verify their private info each three years. Anybody on a UK electoral register can be thought-about a permissible donor to UK political events and campaigners.
British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott stated:
“This legislation signifies that extra British residents dwelling in Spain will now be eligible to vote in UK Parliamentary elections, which is nice information. We’re asking the British neighborhood right here to assist us unfold the phrase, as a result of it’s necessary that eligible persons are made conscious of the modifications in order that they’ll register and solid a poll when the time comes.”
It solely takes 5 minutes to register and voting will be accomplished by publish or by proxy. Candidates might want to present particulars of the deal with and time they have been final registered or resident. Native authorities should be capable of confirm an applicant’s identification and previous connection to the world.
Extra info is out there on the Electoral Fee’s web site.
Voters dwelling abroad can discover contact particulars for the related native council by coming into the postcode of the final place they lived within the UK, utilizing the Fee’s postcode lookup device.
