Overseas Voters Bill 2014-15
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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2nd reading: House of Commons 23 January, 2015
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23.01.2015
Latest Bill
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Bill 49 2014-2015, as introduced | PDF version, 65KB | 22.01.2015 |
Latest news on the Overseas Voters Bill 2014-15
This Bill is a Private Member’s Bill and was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
A motion for the bill’s second reading was moved on 23 January 2015, but was withdrawn at the end of the debate.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
Summary of the Overseas Voters Bill 2014-15
A Bill to make provision to facilitate an increase in the registration of voters resident overseas who are eligible to participate in United Kingdom Parliamentary elections; to extend the criteria for eligibility to register as an overseas voter and to enable those registered as overseas voters to cast their votes through use of the internet; and for connected purposes.Stay up to date
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