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« on: June 11, 2010, 01:57:26 PM »
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http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/who-is-eligible-to-vote-at-a-general-election

This is probably a stupid question, but why is this and does Ireland have the same rule for British citizens?
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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2010, 02:07:14 PM »
I don't know if the reverse does apply. Ireland isn't a member of the Commonwealth, but has extremely close historical ties with the UK.
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« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2010, 02:26:27 PM »
The Ireland Act 1949 gives you some background.
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2010, 05:07:12 PM »
Yes, except for President.
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« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2010, 08:17:23 PM »
Does anyone know why Britain allows anyone from the Commonwealth to vote in all their elections, especially given that the reverse is almost completely not true? Is the Commonwealth that important to British identity?
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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2010, 03:04:48 AM »
Because they allowed immigrants from the colonies to vote back when they were colonies. There had to be some kind of rule at the time of independence, and this was much the easiest. And since then, it's stayed that way (since any change would disenfranchise huge reams of voters. Can't do that in a democracy).
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« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2010, 06:26:37 AM »

Yes, and Constitutional referenda.
They can vote in Dáil, European and local elections.
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