Ex Husband removed me from the electoral register roll

Fiona

Hi

Not sure if this is the correct place for this.

Is it an offence for a person to remove you from the electoral roll without advising you when they knowing are able to advise you of it?

I have been trying to do a change of address for my electoral register. I checked my old address and I am no longer registered there. My ex husband however is.

I have never removed myself from this. I asked my ex husband and he says that he didn't but upon investigation I have found that they normally do door to door canvassing in the summer to update the register so he is the only person who could have taken me off it?

I should have chased up on this sooner I know, but very annoyed that I am not missing out on my right to vote because of it.

My ex husband is currently holding up our seperation agreement as I am unable to secure a replacement gaurantoor on my credit union loan, is this something I should mention to my solicitor.

I am not one for tit for tat but this really annoyed me he easily could have text to say they had been around updating the records etc.

goldenhoarde

AS far as i know he would have filled in the form @ the door or sent it off listing the people living there and as you don't they would have taken you off

Could have just not bothered to let u know outta spite or he may have though you registered elsewhere

Frank Lee Midere

If he was asked who was living there and you weren't then its legit. You should register to vote where you live.

Fiona

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

You should register to vote where you live.

Yes I am aware of that, it's not easy to remember all the nitty gritty details when your marriage breaks down :mad:

TommiesTank

I don't see how the husband has any responsibility here.

You say you can't be expected to remember all the details, fair enough, but why should be be expected to?

Assuming he maliciously chose not to tell you is poor form.

Fiona

TommiesTank wrote: »

I don't see how the husband has any responsibility here.

You say you can't be expected to remember all the details, fair enough, but why should be be expected to?

Assuming he maliciously chose not to tell you is poor form.

I know him and I know that he would have choosen not to tell me about this given that we have had a very sour seperation.

I just wanted to know if what he did was legal or not and from the responses it would appear that what he did was allowable but very poor form that he never bothered to text to advise of same.

Case closed so!

Fiona

As suspected, poor form post not being sent on, please lock this up I got my answer

During the annual update of the register our field workers gather information from sources including directly from any household.

Where a deletion is made, a letter is sent to that address advising that the deletion is going to be made and to contact if that is incorrect. In your case, a letter issued to ******* on 15th October 2012 requesting you to contact us within 10 days if the removal was incorrect.


As there was no further contact received, the deletion went ahead.

desbrook

Bar not passing on your post he did nothing wrong . The canvasser asked did you live there - he answered truthfully no . He would have been committing an offence if he lied . I don't condone him stealing your post but I understand why he did it - to avoid a row .

Fiona

desbrook wrote: »

Bar not passing on your post he did nothing wrong . The canvasser asked did you live there - he answered truthfully no . He would have been committing an offence if he lied . I don't condone him stealing your post but I understand why he did it - to avoid a row .

No arguement would have occured if he had of text me to say I have some post can I drop it in your letter box, yeah fine thanks no problem.

His property tax letter came to my house for him and I posted it to him, no argument!!

Santa Cruz

Fiona wrote: »

Yes I am aware of that, it's not easy to remember all the nitty gritty details when your marriage breaks down :mad:

You are not living in the house so you are not entitled to be on the electoral registrar for that address. When asked by the door callers or if submitting the form by post he was right. You will have to find something else to bitch about

Fiona

Santa Cruz wrote: »

You are not living in the house so you are not entitled to be on the electoral registrar for that address. When asked by the door callers or if submitting the form by post he was right. You will have to find something else to bitch about

He was right up update my details not disputing that just annoyed he didn't drop me a courtesy message to advise or forward on the letter to me he has all my contact details.

ABajaninCork

It wasn't nice of your ex not to tell you about the electoral roll. But as others have pointed out, he's done nothing wrong.

Your marriage has broken up. Not a nice thing to go through, and it must be awful for you. But I wouldn't waste any more time or emotion on this. Simply add your name to the roll wherever you live and move on.

You've much bigger fish to be frying OP.

Bogger77

Since you now have to pay to forward a letter to someone, I "return to sender" all mail I receive at my rented accom that's not for me.

As you said, it's not a "good" breakup, so you should expect some level of spitefulness.

As others have said, if you were that concerned about voting, you should have registered yourself at new address.

Have you thought what other institutions might have your old address, you should consider doing an update of your address with all of them.

Fiona

ABajaninCork wrote: »

But I wouldn't waste any more time or emotion on this.

I am trying not to, he has just pushed me to the brink of melt down with pressure trying to clear a loan I have that he is guarantor on as I can't get a replacement guarantor and this incident just pushed me over the edge so I apologise for the sharp replies

I just needed to let off steam with people who understood.

Bogger77 wrote: »

Have you thought what other institutions might have your old address, you should consider doing an update of your address with all of them.

I sat down and made a list of what I thought was all of them but I obviously missed this one.

There will always be one thing that slips through the net :rolleyes:

ABajaninCork

It's OK. No need to apologise!

But make a list of people you need to notify of your change of address and get on to them. I'd also arrange for An Post to re-direct your mail too. That way, there'll be no more stress.

Santa Cruz

Fiona wrote: »

He was right up update my details not disputing that just annoyed he didn't drop me a courtesy message to advise or forward on the letter to me he has all my contact details.

Courtesy? You have broken up. Don't be expecting any help from your ex.

Fiona

Santa Cruz wrote: »

Courtesy? You have broken up. Don't be expecting any help from your ex.

Maybe I was just raised with too much manners so.