And You Thought The Puerto Rico Voting Laws Were Weird

So on the ride home from work yesterday, while the radio played crap soft rock from the 90s, Kevin explained to me why the Zimbabwean population in Southend is so important. I didn't realize that they can actually vote.

Over here in the UK, the law says that if you live anywhere in the Commonwealth of the UK - former colonies, not including the US - you can vote in national elections and vote in local elections, but not in EU elections. Furthermore, UK nationals living abroad can vote in EU and national elections, but not local ones. So while our country is going on about immigration issues, these immigrants can actually vote on how the laws will affect them.

And that's leaving out Scotland and Wales. Both parts of the country have their own parliaments now, thanks to Tony Blair. But both are also still represented with seats in British Parliament.