U.K., Nov. 3 -- UK Parliament issued the following news:
Members of the House of Lords continue their detailed examination of the Representation of the People Bill in committee stage on Wednesday 4 November.
The Representation of the People Bill aims to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections, and change electoral law across the UK regarding electoral registration, voter identification, conduct of elections, political finance regulation and enforcement arrangements for the Electoral Commission.
Line by line examination
Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill.
Starting from the front of the bill, members work through the clauses in order, considering changes (amendments) to the wording or proposals for new clauses.
Six days of committee stage have been scheduled so far:
Monday 2 November
Wednesday 4 November
Tuesday 24 November
Monday 30 November
Wednesday 9 December
Monday 14 December*
(*schedule is subject to change and extra dates may be added.)
Proposed changes
Members speaking on day two of committee stage will consider amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:
complexity of electoral law and bureaucracy
political neutrality of information provided to young voters
nationality qualification for voting and registration
entitlement of Lords members to vote in general elections
susceptibility of young people to online disinformation.
How to follow
Watch live on Parliament TV .
Read the Lords Hansard transcript (available from three hours after the debate).
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing .
What's happened so far?
Committee stage day one: Monday 2 November
Members speaking on day one of committee stage considered amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:
minimum age for House of Commons elections
national referendum on lowering the voting age
lowering voter registration age to 14
extension of franchise to all nations of the UK
age of issuance of National Insurance numbers
allowing young people to act as election officials.
Catch up
Watch live on Parliament TV: part one and part two .
Read the Lords Hansard transcript: part one and part two .
Second reading
A thorough debate on the provisions of the bill took place during second reading on Monday 14 September.
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