British expats in Spain: what do you think about voting from abroad?

Ameerah Arjanee Serial expat

Member since 11 July 2022

Ameerah ArjaneeSerial expat20 January 2024 01:02:15

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Hello everyone, I'm a content writer for Expat Magazine. We are looking for testimonies from British expats in Spain about the latest news (concerning voting from outside the UK). What is your opinion about the UK government's decision to allow 3 million British expats abroad to join the electoral register for 2024, as they strike down the previous rule that banned those who'd been abroad for +15 years from voting? For context: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 … -rule-ends

Thank you so much in advance for sharing your opinion!

jchilton Active member

Member since 02 December 2023

jchiltonActive member20 January 2024 10:59:18

We should have been given the vote earlier in order to have a say in the referéndum as that really affected our lives.

For someone like me who has lived and worked 42 years in Spain, a vote in a UK election now is meaningless and I suspect a last ditch attempt by the tories to cling on to power

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert20 January 2024 11:10:48

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Have you registered to vote yet? All you need is:

✅ Passport (current or expired)

✅ National Insurance number

✅ Part of your last address in the UK

It takes 5 minutes to register and the process has been made very simple.

To register, head to the government website: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

jchilton Active member

Member since 02 December 2023

jchiltonActive member20 January 2024 11:27:59

Too little too late

rogerroberts22 Active member

Member since 18 January 2024

rogerroberts22Active member22 January 2024 15:40:29

@Ameerah Arjanee I think it's well overdue and makes us feel less foreign. When you leve your own Country its always hard ...even in the good times. Giving ex pats a vote in their own Country makes things less hard as a foreigner.