Correspondence

Overseas electors: open letter to the Association of Electoral Administrators

An open letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to the Association of Electoral Administrators regarding the Elections Act.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and The Rt Hon Greg Clark
• Published: 2 September 2022

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Overseas electors: open letter to the Association of Electoral Administrators

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The Elections Act 2022 removes the 15 year limit on British citizens living overseas registering to vote in UK Parliamentary General Elections.

This letter from the Secretary of State to the Association of Electoral Administrators outlines the progress being made to implement these changes and to deliver ‘votes for life’ for all British citizens previously registered or resident in the UK.

Published 2 September 2022