14 Extension of franchise for parliamentary elections: British citizens overseas
Elections Act 2022 (2022 c 37) | Legislation

Part 2 Overseas Electors and EU Citizens

Overseas electors

14  Extension of franchise for parliamentary elections: British citizens overseas

(1)     For sections 1 and 2 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 substitute—

“1 Extension of parliamentary franchise

(1)     A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in a constituency if—

(a)     on the declaration date, the person—

(i)     qualifies as an overseas elector in respect of that constituency (see section 1A),

(ii)     is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart), and

(iii)     is a British citizen, and

(b)     on the date of the poll, the person—

(i)     is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote,

(ii)     is a British citizen, and

(iii)     is registered in a register of parliamentary electors for that constituency.

(2)     In this section, “the declaration date” means—

(a)     the date on which the person makes a declaration under and in accordance with section 1C (overseas elector's declaration), or

(b)     where the person makes a declaration under and in accordance with section 1E (renewal declaration), the date on which the person makes the declaration.

1A Qualification as an overseas elector in respect of
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