U.K., Oct. 30 -- UK Parliament issued the following news:
Members of the House of Lords begin their detailed examination of the Representation of the People Bill in committee stage on Monday 2 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 one of committee stage will consider amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including:
recall petitions for MPs in the House of Commons
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.
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?
Second reading
A thorough debate on the provisions of the bill took place during second reading on Monday 14 September.
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