Eligibility to Vote

In many countries around the world, including the UK, people have fought to gain __ _______ ___ _______. The right for women to vote on ________ _________ with men in the UK was still being argued about only 70 years ago. But having the right to vote is not enough. A strong and stable democracy also relies on people using their votes. By voting, the ______ can hold their elected representatives accountable.

Anyone who is a ________ n the UK and is a citizen of the UK, the Republic of Ireland or of a Commonwealth country and is 18 or over on the date of the election is eligible to vote, unless he/she is a member of the House of Lords, imprisoned for a criminal offence, mentally incapable of making a reasoned judgement, or have been convicted of corrupt or illegal practices in connection with an election within the previous five years. Members of the Royal Family, including the Queen, are eligible to vote, although in practice it would be seen as unconstitutional if they ever did. The UK citizens who have moved abroad remain eligible to vote for 15 years thereafter. Voters must appear on the _______ _______ in order to vote; they can now be added to the register until eleven working days before the election. _________ is not compulsory.

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