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answer › answering member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker%27s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what changes to the process by which EU citizens become eligible to vote in European elections in the UK were recommended by the Commission.
max answer › question first answered	2019-06-26T15:48:00.557Z

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26/04/2019

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Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

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European Parliament: Elections

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To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what changes to the process by which EU citizens become eligible to vote in European elections in the UK were recommended by the Commission.

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Lancaster and Fleetwood

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Cat Smith

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01/05/2019

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<p>Following the 2014 European Parliamentary election, the Electoral Commission identified, in its statutory election report, that the system for citizens of other EU member states to register to vote in future European elections in the UK could be simplified. It specifically highlighted that legislation could be changed so that EU citizens would not need to complete more than one electoral registration form. Commission staff subsequently met Cabinet Office officials, together with representatives from EU citizens’ organisations, to consider the practical implications of this and other options for amending the law.</p>

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Houghton and Sunderland South

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Bridget Phillipson

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01/05/2019 15:23:31

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