Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (Labour), on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THE ELECTORAL REGISTER

That this House notes the vulnerability of victims of domestic abuse when registering to vote; further notes that full electoral registers are publicly available, causing a genuine threat to the safety of some women; further notes with concern that the current criteria for supporting evidence for anonymous registration applications restricts the number of vulnerable women able to register anonymously; believes that the criteria for qualified persons to provide attestation should be extended to include lawyers, doctors and women's aid workers; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals to amend the Electoral Administration Act 2006 to strengthen the provision for anonymous registration.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1070 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Diane Abbott

John McDonnell

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Subjects

Crimes of violence Electoral register

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk