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		gambiting on Oct 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The City of London’s oldest document is currently ... Also not true - if you are lawful resident in the UK you can vote in local elections, just not in the parlimentary elections(source: Polish immigrant who lived here for over a decade without a British citizenship, I have always voted in local elections).

blibble on Oct 4, 2022 [–]

you're under 'etc.'

enumerating all the cases would take me a year as the UK franchise rules are very complicated...

e.g. Polish citizens can but French can't due to lack of reciprocity

(and I think only UK/commonwealth can vote for alderman in the City)

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