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Voter Registration

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: Representation of the People Act 1969 (c.15) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1969/630/pdfs/uksi_19690630_en.pdf https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1969/904/pdfs/uksi_19690904_en.pdf Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 1(c) https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents/data.pdf
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
e. Other
Comments: a) Commonwealth citizenship; e) Registration in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency; Not subject to any legal incapacity to vote
Source: Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 1 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents/data.pdf
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: c. Local Government Authority
Comments: c) Electoral Registration Offices
Source: Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 8 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents/data.pdf
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Citizens are legally obliged to respond to requests for registration information from their local electoral registration office. If they do not respond, or if they provide false information, they may receive a £1,000 fine. Not being registered may also affect their credit rating. However, citizens may register anonymously. If one is registered anonymously, instead of one’s name and address appearing on the electoral register, a code will be added to the register instead.
Source: The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001, art. 23; https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/341/contents/data.pdf https://www.yourvotematters.co.uk/faq/registering-to-vote
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