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Italy: centre-right's "voto fuorisede" lets students and workers vote where they live

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Italy's centre-right coalition tabled an amendment letting citizens who study or work away from their registered residence for 9+ months vote locally rather than travelling home — an idea long championed by the left.

An electoral-access reform led by the right cuts against the assumption that easier voting only helps the left, relevant to UK debates on voter registration and administrative friction.

Source
Il Foglio

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