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; 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
4 March 2016
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The Overseas Voters Bill aims to make it easier for UK residents living overseas to register to vote in UK Parliament elections, by widening the eligibility rules and simplifying registration. It would also allow overseas voters to cast their ballots using the internet, with related measures to support these changes.
The bill has had its 1st and 2nd readings in the House of Commons; as of the provided information it remains at the 2nd reading with no further stages recorded.
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6 Jul 2015
26 Feb 2016
This Bill had its second reading debate on Friday 26 February 2016. The Bill was withdrawn at the end of the debate and will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 July 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
