Guidance for Citizens of British Overseas Territories Voting in the 2024 UK General Election

The UK Government has called a General Election to be held on 4 July 2024.

British Overseas Territories citizens have the right to vote in UK general elections if they are also

citizens of the United Kingdom.

Supporting the awareness raising campaign of the UK’s Electoral Commission, The Governor’s

Office is calling on UK citizens living in Montserrat to check if they are eligible to vote. The

Commission is the independent and impartial organisation that oversees elections in the UK.

Those who have previously lived in or been registered to vote in the UK now have the right to vote

in UK parliament elections. They can register online at www.gov.uk/registertovote and will need to

confirm their personal information every three years. Anyone on a UK electoral register is also

considered a permissible donor to UK political parties and campaigners.

It is possible to apply online to vote by post or proxy. More information is available on the Electoral

Commission’s website at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter

The deadline for registering to vote is 6:59PM ECT (11.59pm BST) on Tuesday 18 June.