Actually guido, I got an email from Cowley St telling me that only members as of Jan 1st can vote, unless they were due for renewal within the last 3 months.
Am seeking clarification, just so I can rule it in/out properly, otherwise I can't join/vote.
Also, maybe an idea to remind readers it's illegal to join a second registered party? You can get in trouble for that sort of thing.
It said on their website that you could vote if your membership renewal date was after "January 1, 2006". My renewal date will be January 12, 2007. Which is after January 1, 2006".
If they meant "between January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007" then I will want my money back.
As far as I know there is no law against joining multiple parties. It is however in breach of party rules usually.
On the first point, I reread and see you're correct, I misread it, ah well.
On the second, I'm fairly sure that it's actually illegal, but can't find a source, I was told it was when signing people up back when I was an activist, but I may have been misinformed; I'll have another look at some point, not really bothered but I'm now curious...
January 16, 2006 at 10:35 PM
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No, it's definitely not illegal. The Co-Operative Party has a separate registration to Labour, and several MPs are members of both.
Or to take a more Lib Dem example, a fair proportion of Northern Ireland Lib Dems are members of the Alliance Party of NI and vice-versa. Generally even those political parties that don't forbid outright membership of another party forbid support for any political party that contests elections against it.
Membership isn't quite as open as you think, Guido.
The Local Party Executive Committee can reject a membership application, though they rarely do.
That can then be appealed to the State Party (if that's England, they will refer it to the Region as a court of first instance, before it goes to the English Appeals Panel). Appeals can go to the Federal Appeals Panel from the State Party, but you'd have to find an issue for FAP to issue certoriari, as membership itself is a State matter.
Of course, you'll get the membership card as soon as Cowley Street get it printed, but the Local Party might then take it away again.
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Official Ming site ready on Monday....
Ming's been buying up websites since before Christmas:
http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/54129.shtml
Always be prepared.
Surely modern technology can enable us to clone Mr Gladstone?
I was quite sorry to read that Hemming had pulled out. Does this mean money cannot buy everything...
Actually guido, I got an email from Cowley St telling me that only members as of Jan 1st can vote, unless they were due for renewal within the last 3 months.
Am seeking clarification, just so I can rule it in/out properly, otherwise I can't join/vote.
Also, maybe an idea to remind readers it's illegal to join a second registered party? You can get in trouble for that sort of thing.
Matgb,
It said on their website that you could vote if your membership renewal date was after "January 1, 2006". My renewal date will be January 12, 2007. Which is after January 1, 2006".
If they meant "between January 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007" then I will want my money back.
As far as I know there is no law against joining multiple parties. It is however in breach of party rules usually.
On the first point, I reread and see you're correct, I misread it, ah well.
On the second, I'm fairly sure that it's actually illegal, but can't find a source, I was told it was when signing people up back when I was an activist, but I may have been misinformed; I'll have another look at some point, not really bothered but I'm now curious...
No, it's definitely not illegal. The Co-Operative Party has a separate registration to Labour, and several MPs are members of both.
Or to take a more Lib Dem example, a fair proportion of Northern Ireland Lib Dems are members of the Alliance Party of NI and vice-versa. Generally even those political parties that don't forbid outright membership of another party forbid support for any political party that contests elections against it.
Membership isn't quite as open as you think, Guido.
The Local Party Executive Committee can reject a membership application, though they rarely do.
That can then be appealed to the State Party (if that's England, they will refer it to the Region as a court of first instance, before it goes to the English Appeals Panel). Appeals can go to the Federal Appeals Panel from the State Party, but you'd have to find an issue for FAP to issue certoriari, as membership itself is a State matter.
Of course, you'll get the membership card as soon as Cowley Street get it printed, but the Local Party might then take it away again.