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We believe every resident should have a right to vote. Agree?
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Why we believe in Residence-Based Voting Rights (RBVR)
FAIR APPROACH
Democracy works better when we all participate.
Migrants are key members of UK society and must have a say in how services are run at least at the local level where change is so directly seen.
SIMPLER SYSTEM
Voters do not need any more barriers to political engagement.
Currently, the different rules on who can vote in which election causes confusion amongst voters, activists, and even politicians.
All residents should have the right to vote in local elections for better clarity and ease of registration.
LEVELLING UP
In Scotland and Wales, residence-based voting rights is a reality for all residents.
Countries including Belgium, New Zealand, and South Korea have chosen the same path.
England and Northern Ireland should follow the lead and extend the franchise.
Who can currently vote?
Over 1 million residents in England and Northern Ireland do not have the right to vote at all because of where they were born. These are our friends from countries like Brazil, the US, Syria, Ukraine and many many more.
They live, work, study, and pay taxes in the UK. Yet, they have no right to vote at all.
It doesn’t need to be this way. Scotland and Wales have extended the franchise to all residents, no matter where they are from. Help us achieve the same in England and Northern Ireland.