All entries for Friday 04 March 2005

EU citizens should register to vote

Writing about web page http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

If you are a EU citizen resident in the UK you are entitled to vote in UK Local and European elections. Irish and Maltese Citizens are also entitled to vote in Parlimentary elections.

If you are not registered to vote, you should download a form and return it to your electoral registration officer by March 11th to vote in the elections being held on May 5th (if you live on campus, the university should have registered you already).

The EU countries are as follows:
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus (part)
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Ireland
Italy
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Sweeden
Spain
United Kingdom

: 04 Mar 2005 19:18 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Commonwealth citizens should register to vote

Writing about web page http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

If you are a commonwealth citizen resident in the UK you are entitled to vote in UK elections. This was initally provided for by the Representation of the People Act 1918.

If you are not registered to vote, you should download a form and return it to your electoral registration officer by March 11th to vote in the elections being held on May 5th (if you live on campus, the university should have registered you already).

The commonwealth countries are as follows:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Cameroon
Canada
Cyprus
Dominica
Fiji Islands
The Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent & The Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
United Republic of Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

: 04 Mar 2005 19:09 |  Comments (7) |  Close comments |  Report a problem