Abstract
The franchise is enjoyed by all British citizens, other Commonwealth citizens and citizens of the Republic of Ireland, with few exceptions, over the age of eighteen. The only other qualification required is that of residence (or, in the case of British citizens only, to have been resident at some time during the previous twenty years).
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Notes and References
See P. G. Gray, T. Corlett and Pamela Frankland, The register of electors as a sampling frame (London: Central Office of Information, 1950).
J. Todd and P. Dodd, The Electoral Registration Process in the UK (London: OPCS, 1982).
See also J. Todd and B. Butcher, Electoral Registration in 1981 (London: OPCS, 1982),
and M. and S. Pinto-Duschinsky, Voter Registration: Problems and Solutions (London: Constitutional Reform Centre, 1987).
See David Butler and Dennis Kavanagh, The British General Election of 1983 (London: Macmillan, 1984) p. 123. See also evidence given to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee, Proceedings and Report (H.C. 32–1/1982–83).
See Monica Chariot, ‘The Ethnic Minorities’ Vote’, in Austin Ranney (ed.), Britain at the Polls 1983 (Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1985) p. 142.
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Leonard, D. (1996). The Voters. In: Elections in Britain Today. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25112-4_3
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