Re: UK voting
 

I recently got word that I was (back) on the UK electoral register. Per the old legislation, I was removed about 8-ish years ago, and missed Brexit by about 6 months. This is the correspondence I received.



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Re: UK voting
 

Please note, you will be assigned to a constituency where the government feels your vote will be be to it's advantage and not to the one you were in before leaving. It all smacks of desperation from the government.

Re: UK voting
 

Any evidence / links to back this up?

Re: UK voting
 

would they not have to know how you intend to vote to decide where it will help them / where to dump it where it won’t count….

Re: UK voting
 

None will be forthcoming because it’s nonsense. You will vote in the constituency where you were last registered or resident, the same as it is now. The only difference is that the 15 year old time limit has been abolished.

Re: UK voting
 

Exactly. They ask you where you were last registered to vote in the UK and assign the same constituency.

Some folk just like to make noise, it seems.

Re: UK voting
 

As per the advice already given, it's a simple matter of identifying your last constituency, or the current equivalent if the boundary has changed, and requesting the registrar to add you to the electoral roll.

I managed to get my vote back after only a few days of waiting.

Andy

Re: UK voting
 

We do not allow more than one username. Therefore would you like the 2 accounts to be merged, if so which username do you prefer? Or should I arrange to have one of the accounts closed?

Re: UK voting
 

Thanks Jerseygirl,

Please merge the two accounts.
I'd prefer to use updatedusername as it's easier to remember.

Cheers,
Andy

Re: UK voting
 

Will do. It may take a few days. Welcome back.

Re: UK voting
 

User accounts have been merged.

Re: UK voting
 

A General Election has been called for 4 July 2024. Register to vote by 11:59pm on 18 June 2024.

https://www.gov.uk/voting-when-abroad

Re: UK voting
 

Just a point to note - registering to vote is different from the application to vote in the coming election. I had been registered to vote in the UK for quite some time (since the 15 year ban was lifted) and was wondering why I hadn't received anything through the mail for the general election. As it turns out, there is a separate application which is election-specific and requires uploading a digital signature to your former council for validation and approval. Only after that has been received will you get something mailed out to your US address.

And yeah, there is only another couple of days for everything to be approved. :confused_smile:

Re: UK voting
 

Did anyone get their voting forms ? I managed to do all the registration timely but no sign of the form :( I guess if it doesn't arrive today I'm not going to be able to get it back even if I spend $70 on priority mail

Re: UK voting
 

Yes.

Please refer to my post above yours. They don't send ballot forms out merely because we are registered to vote. Unfortunately though, the deadline has passed for the general election postal vote

I sent my vote in a few days ago, and there was no charge to mail it back.