brexit or not postal vote
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brexit or not postal vote
Hi
Well never expected it to work out, but postie delivered today my postal vote paper on the referendum on EU membership
just got to decide which way to vote now
cheers
jerry
Well never expected it to work out, but postie delivered today my postal vote paper on the referendum on EU membership
just got to decide which way to vote now
cheers
jerry
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Didn't think expats were allowed to vote as per high court ruling, guess I was mistaken
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Yes that is a surprise. When I completed the necessary registration a while back and they confirmed all was in order, they said that the form would be sent out 4 days before the vote. At that point I dismissed the idea of seeing it through.
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Apparently the rules are if you were registered to vote in the last 15 years, with a UK address you are allowed a postal vote, but in year 16 if you are still out of the uk you cant vote.
strange fact i find is that if you are out of the uk but in an eu country more than 15 years you cant vote
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Re: brexit or not postal vote
The rules say you can vote in parliamentary and european elections for 15 years from leaving the UK. you have to register as an overseas voter at the last council where you were on the electoral register. Google overseas electors forms. Download, fill in and send to your last council. Quite simple really.
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Re: brexit or not postal vote
Vote to LEAVE. You are living outside of the UK and if you truly believed to vote remain in the EU then you wouldn't have left the UK or you would have moved to a EU country
Canada isn't part of any Union and we seem to be doing quite well
Canada isn't part of any Union and we seem to be doing quite well
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Re: brexit or not postal vote
Had i given up my UK citizenship i would agree with you, but as i havent i cant
over ten years ago i never knew i would be living in canada
who knows where i will be on another 10 years
So i will have to decide in the next few days for the postal vote to arrive in time
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Vote to leave. There is an upside. The GBP will take a dive for a year or two and we can buy cheap UK goods and GBP and make a bundle!
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OP, why would an expat that has been living outside the UK forever & a day, with likely zero intention of returning back, why should they give a toss about the EU referendum?