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What we have published, where we have been heard, and what happened next.
BOVF proposals debated at Committee Stage of the Representation of the People Bill
Amendments reflecting BOVF's recommendations — downloadable ballots, embassy return and linking registration to passport renewal — were tabled by Martin Wrigley MP and debated. A proposed study was voted down; the Bill continues.
Read more →BOVF publishes 20-country benchmark on overseas voting
Our report compares how 20 countries enable their citizens abroad to vote, and sets out two central recommendations for the UK — embassy ballot return and downloadable ballot papers.
Read more →First European meeting in Milan, and three new branches
BOVF held its first European meeting in Milan in September 2025 and launched branches for Italy, Australia and New Zealand, extending a network that began in Asia.
Read more →BOVF at the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Citizens' Rights
BOVF attended the inaugural APPG on Citizens' Rights in January 2025 and its second meeting in July, taking the issues raised by our branches into a cross-party parliamentary forum.
Read more →Survey finds most Britons abroad unaware they can now vote
A year after the 15-year rule was abolished, BOVF's survey work found that most overseas citizens did not know their voting rights had been restored. We issued a press release.
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