A Bill to make provision to facilitate an increase in the registration of voters resident overseas who are eligible to participate in United Kingdom Parliamentary elections; to extend the criteria for eligibility to register as an overseas voter and to enable those registered as overseas voters to cast their votes through use of the internet; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 March 2015
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This bill aims to make it easier for British citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections. It would broaden who can register as overseas voters and allow those voters to cast their ballots over the internet. The measure originated in the House of Commons and, according to the information provided, has reached the second reading.
Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; the bill had its first reading in 2014 and second reading in 2015, with no further stages detailed in the provided information.
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7 Jul 2014
23 Jan 2015
This Bill is a Private Member’s Bill and was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
A motion for the bill’s second reading was moved on 23 January 2015, but was withdrawn at the end of the debate.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
