A press release from the British High Commission in Maseru has called upon all British citizens in Lesotho to register before March 11, to be able to vote in the UK parliamentary general elections.

British citizens living abroad but who have been registered to vote in the UK within the last 15 years can apply to be overseas voters but if they were too young to register when leaving the UK, their parents or guardians must have been registered.

An electoral registration form can be found on the Electoral Commission's voter information site, www.aboutmyvote.co.uk, which also contains clear details of how to register as an overseas voter, the press release said.

When overseas voters register, they can at the same time also apply by post for a ballot paper to be sent to them, or for a vote by proxy if they want someone else to vote on their behalf. Overseas voters are eligible to vote in elections for the UK Parliament and the European Parliament.

11 February 2005