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To: The Executive Office and Department for Communities
Votes for All Now: Extend the vote to all residents of Northern Ireland
Support a motion in Stormont supporting extending the franchise to
all residents in Northern Ireland.
all residents in Northern Ireland.
Why is this important?
Over 74,000 residents in Northern Ireland cannot vote in our national elections - and over 12,000 residents in Northern Ireland have no right to vote at all.
These are our neighbours, friends and colleagues who live, work and call Northern Ireland their home.
Yet, they do not have the right to vote and participate in our democracy.
Change is possible.
Scotland and Wales have already extended the right to vote to all their residents.
Westminster will soon be introducing an Elections Bill - extending the franchise to 16-17 year olds in national elections across the UK. We want this electoral reform to extend the vote to all residents - regardless of where they were born.
We want Stormont to pass a motion in support of extending the franchise.
To show Westminster that we recognise the importance of making sure that
everyone who lives, and has a stake in our society, gets to have a say in how they are governed.
To show that we want Votes for All.
These are our neighbours, friends and colleagues who live, work and call Northern Ireland their home.
Yet, they do not have the right to vote and participate in our democracy.
Change is possible.
Scotland and Wales have already extended the right to vote to all their residents.
Westminster will soon be introducing an Elections Bill - extending the franchise to 16-17 year olds in national elections across the UK. We want this electoral reform to extend the vote to all residents - regardless of where they were born.
We want Stormont to pass a motion in support of extending the franchise.
To show Westminster that we recognise the importance of making sure that
everyone who lives, and has a stake in our society, gets to have a say in how they are governed.
To show that we want Votes for All.