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Babe, wake up. Polls are open. Go and vote. (self.unitedkingdom)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Flax_vert to c/unitedkingdom

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm sorry guys but I don't think I can vote today. I just don't have it in me to fly to Britain, get citizenship and then vote. Maybe next time. I'm really sorry.

[–] Ilflish@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago

All I hear are excuses

[–] Flax_vert 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you're a Canadian citizen, you can skip the "get citizenship" part. So maybe you can afford to reconsider in light of this new info?

[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately the Canadian government discriminates against me because I was born in the Midwest and have never been to Canada.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm sorry, Canadians can vote in the UK elections?

[–] Flax_vert 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, provided they're living in the UK. Same with any Commonwealth country, such as India, Uganda, Australia, Tuvalu, etc. Even if they're just living as a student.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's actually a bigger list of countries and territories than I thought.

How does the EU portion works post-Brexit though?

[–] Flax_vert 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I think there were provisions in place for people who moved here before brexit to keep their right to vote. Apart from Ireland

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

No, its OK, all European citizens van vote in local elections where they reside in the EU. Wait, no.