Key information
Date: Thursday 31 October 2019
Time: 10:00am
Motion detail
Leonie Cooper AM moved, and Joanne McCartney AM seconded, the following motion which was agreed by 12 votes in favour, and 0 against:
This Assembly supports extending voting rights to all those with residency rights in the UK and to lower the voting age to 16. Currently, British, Irish and Commonwealth citizens are allowed to vote in general elections whereas other citizens, including EU citizens, are only allowed to vote in local elections. Each referendum has different rules on who can vote in it and in June 2016, EU citizens living in the UK were excluded from voting. This Assembly is concerned that in any potential future vote on EU membership, a million Londoners may not have a voice.
This Assembly calls on the Mayor to write to the Minister for the Constitution, Chloe Smith MP, and to urge her to consider extending the franchise so that Londoners with residency rights, aged over 16, can vote in any future vote on EU membership.
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Response from Mayor to Motion