Overseas electors - (Pre commencement of Elections Act measures)
Overseas electors (Pre commencement of Elections Act measures)
Some British citizens may register as overseas electors if they are now living abroad.
Subject to the conditions outlined below, a British citizen living abroad is entitled to be registered as an overseas elector if they are either:1
a person who is (or was) included in a register of Parliamentary electors before they left the UK
a person who was too young to be included on the register at the time they left the UK
Conditions that apply to a person who is (or was) included in a register of Parliamentary electors before they left the UK:
All of the following conditions must be satisfied:2
the entry on the register was made on the basis that they were resident, or treated for the purposes of registration as resident, at that address
the entry on the register was in force within 15 years of the date given on the declaration provided as part of the application to register as an overseas elector
they have not appeared in any other electoral register for any other qualifying address since being last registered at the application address
Conditions that apply to a person who was too young to be included on the register at the time they left the UK:
All of the following conditions must be satisfied:3
they have last lived in the UK within 15 years of the date given on the declaration provided as part of their application to register
they were too young to have been included in a register of electors prior to residing overseas
they have the name of a parent or guardian included in a register of electors for the address at which they were residing prior to living overseas