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Can you be fined for not registering to vote?
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I have received a voter registration form by post and on it, it says that I am required by law to give information about who is residing at my address or I could be fined up to 1000 pounds.
I find this hard to believe but has anyone been fined for not providing information to the electoral registration officer? Is this a threat that is actually carried out? Surely I could just turn around and say that I never received the letter?
I am not one bit interested in registering!
I find this hard to believe but has anyone been fined for not providing information to the electoral registration officer? Is this a threat that is actually carried out? Surely I could just turn around and say that I never received the letter?
I am not one bit interested in registering!
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Good evening, Ed.
In many countries the law not only requires that you must register to vote, but that you must also actually vote. So UK law is far less strict than in several other places.
If you don't respond for the first letter, you'll be sent a series of reminders, so the "I never received it" response won't work.
Do people get prosecuted? Yes, of course they do:
http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/default.aspx?pag e=14346
It's also worth remembering that you'll find it incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to get credit if your name isn't on the electoral roll. If you have to claim any benefits, such as Job Seeker's Allowance, you're likely to experience delays in payments if your name isn't there. And if you get questioned by the police (even though you might be totally innocent) you might have to be taken to a police station, while your identity is checked, if there's no record of you on the roll.
Chris
In many countries the law not only requires that you must register to vote, but that you must also actually vote. So UK law is far less strict than in several other places.
If you don't respond for the first letter, you'll be sent a series of reminders, so the "I never received it" response won't work.
Do people get prosecuted? Yes, of course they do:
http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/default.aspx?pag e=14346
It's also worth remembering that you'll find it incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to get credit if your name isn't on the electoral roll. If you have to claim any benefits, such as Job Seeker's Allowance, you're likely to experience delays in payments if your name isn't there. And if you get questioned by the police (even though you might be totally innocent) you might have to be taken to a police station, while your identity is checked, if there's no record of you on the roll.
Chris
8 people fined in London.
http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news_mod_home/news_ mod_year/news_mod_month/news_mod_show?year1=20 09&month1=6&NewsID=38000
And another 17.
http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london -news/local-hounslow-news/2008/06/18/electoral -role-refusals-punished-with-fines-109642-2110 0243/
Fined for giving false information.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454864 /Woman-fined-100-for-registering-cows-to-vote. html
And five more threatened with legal action.
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/news/council_ne ws_-_dont_edit/may/council_takes_action.aspx
http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news_mod_home/news_ mod_year/news_mod_month/news_mod_show?year1=20 09&month1=6&NewsID=38000
And another 17.
http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london -news/local-hounslow-news/2008/06/18/electoral -role-refusals-punished-with-fines-109642-2110 0243/
Fined for giving false information.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1454864 /Woman-fined-100-for-registering-cows-to-vote. html
And five more threatened with legal action.
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/news/council_ne ws_-_dont_edit/may/council_takes_action.aspx
LOL what ********! I am not actually registered at all in the UK and I have lived here for years...also I have been on jobseekers allowance before and not had a problem because of not being registered.
In addition, I have been able to obtain credit (loans, credit cards, overdraft) without problems over the years. So what is this all about then?
Anyway, lets wait and see...
In addition, I have been able to obtain credit (loans, credit cards, overdraft) without problems over the years. So what is this all about then?
Anyway, lets wait and see...
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