A Bill to provide for a civic obligation either to vote or to state an intention to abstain from voting; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
27 March 2015
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This bill would require eligible voters to vote in elections or to state an intention to abstain from voting, with rules for how such abstentions are declared and for related purposes. It is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. Its early history includes a first reading in 2015; further stages are not shown in the available information.
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14 Jan 2015
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 14 January 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule.
The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.
The 2014-15 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
