Trevor wrote: > [I hope all you 'floating' voters :) are going to exercise your > democratic rights next week - if you are lucky enough to be able to vote > for a legislator without a big expense account, that is <g>!]
A digression but one of my gripes as a continuous cruiser who tries (mostly successfully) to play by the rules, I cannot vote. The rules on voter registration are that you need to do it 6 weeks before the election and you need to be living in the constituency on the day you register. Staying in the same constituency for 6 weeks would usually breach the CC rules so the only way is to make a false declaration or to register on a land address where I don't live, such as my Mum's house which is the address I use for my post. I do wonder if this would affect her council tax or other benefits though. I do believe there are enough travellers of one type or another for us to have our own national constituency. A dedicated representative for people who move around on land or water would also better serve our needs than an MP, whose area I happen to live in for 2 weeks every few months, but I've never had much success in convincing people of this in the past. Steve NB Bream
