Before the Minister sits down, he rightly said that taxation has not historically been used as a justification for the right to vote, but have the Government actually looked at it? In the context of a Bill that will supposedly rationalise and make sense out of our electoral system, have the Government looked at the idea that taxation would be a good, sensible rationale for the right to vote—at least at local elections, where it would be a lot more straightforward than national elections?
Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Meacher
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 28 March 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Elections Bill.
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820 c1298 
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2021-22
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