Electorial Registration

[markyv]

Just received our electoral registration forms through the post and on the front was written: "You must respond to this form. Failure to do so could result in a fine of up to £1000."

Now I'm not usually one to complain but - really - that's just rude isn't it?

So I have written an email to my 'local authority' to ask why so heavy handed and what law will they be acting under to extract this money from me if I don't conform to their demands?

below is what I sent them (no reply yet) - I wonder if anyone here has any experience of these laws that enable local government to fine people for not getting registered for a vote they don't want?

Cheers, MarkyV

Dear Sir/Madam,

Having received electoral registration forms through the post this
week, I must say that I was a bit upset by the tone on the
communication on the outside of the envelope - on the one hand it
seemed to read as a request to reply, on the other a legal demand for
information, non-compliance being rewarded with a hefty fine.

I have very little interest in politics, politicians and their wide
and varied shenanigans that plague our country. While I begrudgingly
pay my taxes to be used on petty minded bickering, subsidies for an
illegally formed superstates and grossly illegal wars on behalf of
corporate entities, I see no reason why I should then be browbeaten
into spending my time supplying information to a system that will no
doubt already have my current details on a large handful of computer
databases under the guise of 'Protecting my voting rights'.

I wonder if you could inform me of the precise statute or legislation
which is enforceable by law to enable my local government authority to
financially threaten me in this way. I can then make an informed
decision about my conduct concerning this communication.

Many thanks,

[wakeupworld]

Good email. I too have the form for registering and it annoys and irritates me as I do not WANT to be governed. They will probably quote the statute law that is relevant but of course it has no validity in common law, and we live in a common law durisdiction don`t we?

My mother received a similar threat of a fine from a council tax form and I telephoned them and they just stated that it was a standard letter.

I mentioned common-law and gave an example of being given a parking ticket where no harm loss or injury was caused to an individual or property, and the totally wrongly trained man said "We don`t do that round here", just pathetic and laughable.

I will be very interested in their reply. Good luck.

[jakemaverick]

I ALWAYS used to fill in those forms as I WANTED to vote....never did let me! not once in my life.....i am 32!!!

i know i'm on the banned list......

not a damn thing one can do about it.....try and they'll probably do what they did to me to you!

doesn't stop the bastards plastering it all over the internet and everywhere else, though!

[killmicrosoft]

please read
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=78733

[markyv]

Thanks for that killmicrosoft - missed that thread - very informative - I shall report back on the response I get from my local council.

[killmicrosoft]

Thanks for that killmicrosoft - missed that thread - very informative - I shall report back on the response I get from my local council.

no probs we all work together