Voter Registration Bill

Key Points

• Prohibits registration to vote in Parliamentary elections at more than one address
• Requires each elector to be linked to a single residential address on the parliamentary register
• Aims to reduce duplicate or multiple registrations to improve the accuracy of the register
• Affects voters with more than one address (such as students or people with multiple homes) and the staff who maintain electoral registers

Progress

Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; after this it would typically proceed to committee stage for detailed examination, then further readings before moving to the Lords.