Thousands of people – continental Europeans in Britain as well as UK citizens abroad – are so alarmed at the potential impact of a British exit from the European Union on their lives that they are applying for a second Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP experts Zeynep Kadirbeyoglu (Bogazici University, Istanbul) and Aslı Okyay (European University Institute, Florence) Voting from abroad refers to “provisions and procedures which enable some or all electors of a country who are temporarily or permanently outside the Read More …
The denial of voting rights to certain types of persons continues to be a moral problem of practical significance. The disenfranchisement of persons with mental impairments, minors, noncitizen residents, nonresident citizens, and criminal offenders is a matter of controversy in Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Vesco Paskalev On 28 July the National Assembly approved a proposal of the President for referendum on the introduction of electronic voting in all elections. The referendum will be held along with the local Read More …
What variables influence the electoral behaviour of citizens voting in home country elections from abroad? Despite the growing interest of migration scholars for the topic of external voting, this question remains largely unanswered. Basing ourselves on the existing political science Read More …
On July 20, 2015, in Frank v. Canada (Attorney General) (2015 ONCA 536, CANLII), the highest court of Ontario upheld the validity of a section of the Canada Elections Act that prohibits long-term Canadian expatriates from voting in federal elections. Read More …
By EUDO CITIZENSHIP expert Luicy Pedroza Over the past weeks, the plight of Rohingya refugees has caught the eye of the international media (see, for instance, news reports in the New York Times and Guardian). They are emigrants from Myanmar Read More …
by EUDO citizenship expert Alberto Martín Pérez The Seventh final provision of the Law 19/2015, July 13th, regarding administrative reform measures in the fields of the Administration of Justice and the Civil Registry, recently passed, introduced a new regulation Read More …
Generate the Charts The ELECLAW indicators measure the degree of inclusion of the electoral franchise for three categories of potential voters or candidates: resident citizens, non-resident citizens and non-citizen residents. They cover both the right to vote (VOTLAW) Read More …
In spite of the recent increase in dual citizenship, there are widespread fears that this double status undermines loyalty towards the state, understood as identification with and political participation in the country of residence. We analyze whether there are systematic Read More …
