You are no doubt aware that
elections take place in the UK in May. The UK Government wants everyone
who is entitled to vote to be able to exercise that right. We are writing to
inform you as British nationals living in Zimbabwe how you can vote. We
would also be grateful for your help in spreading this message to the wider
British community.
British nationals living
overseas can now register to vote online making it quicker and easier than ever
before. British nationals living overseas can
also choose to vote by post, through a proxy vote, or in person if they happen
to be in the UK on election day.
To be eligible to vote British citizens living
overseas must have been registered to vote in a UK constituency within the last
fifteen years. For the first time in a UK General Election, those eligible
can register online at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
Those registering to vote no longer need to have their
signature attested by Consular staff, provided they have a National Insurance
Number (NI). Where an NI number cannot be provided or the personal
identifiers fail verification, and where the Electoral Registration Officer
cannot verify that person’s identity using local data, the applicant must
provide an attestation to establish their identity.
We have put this information
on our ukinzimbabwe Twitter and Facebooks sites and
would be grateful if you could forward this further to inform your British
contacts.
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