Stikkord: Liverpool City Council

Hello

I apologise if this has caused you any confusion, but

as you state, it is clear on the registration form and on the accompanying

leaflet that it is European Union citizens who are eligible to

register.

With regard to getting a loan etc, we use the electoral

register for one purpose only and that is to ensure that anyone who is eligible

to vote has the right to do so. It is credit companies that use it for

credit checks and there is nothing that we can do to stop them using it for this

purpose.

I trust this answers your query, however if I can be of

any further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact

me.

Regards

Stephen

Barker

Asst. Elections

Manager

Electoral Services

Unit

Tel: 0151 225

3519

Fax:

0151-225-2365

E-mail:

stephen.barker@liverpool.gov.uk

Web: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk

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From: Erik Ribsskog

[mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
Sent: 12 August 2009 00:01
To: Electoral Services

Subject: Electoral

register

Hi,

today, I got the form, to register, on the electoral

register, for the third time, I think it is.

On the front-page, of the form, it says 'European

[..] citizen'.

But then, it means EU-citizen, as I've been explained

earlier.

But, I'm from Norway, and Norway are in Europe, on the map, at least the last time I

checked.

Why do you use the term 'European citizen', when you

don't mean eg. Norway or

Switzerland, who are also in

Europe.

Iceland

and Lichtenstein, are also in Europe, the are European countries, at least we

learned this at school in Norway,

that Europe was one of

the 'verdensdeler', 'world-parts' or

continents.

So why do you say European citizen instead of

EU-citizen, because I think that can be a bit disrespectful, towards

the

EFTA-countries, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein,

who aren't in the EU.

Another thing I was wondering about, is that if people

apply for a loan, i the UK, they have to be in the electoral

register,

as far as I

understand.

But, Norwegians aren't allowed to be in the

electoral register, since we aren't in the

EU.

But, there is an agreement between the EFTA

countries (including Norway),

and the UK, called the

EEA-agreement,

that says that Norwegians should have the same rights,

as EU-citizens, in the EU.

But I don't think Norwegians get the same rights, to

have a loan, since we can't be in the electoral

register.

I think, to get a loan, is part of what the

EEA-agreement, is meant to cover, the four freedoms and all that, free

movement

of people, but then the Norwegians should be allowed to

get a loan.

I understand that Norwegians aren't allowed to vote,

since Norway aren't in the

EU.

But, I think, that according to the EEA, that

Norwegians should be allowed to get a loan, but this electoral

register,

it means, that we can't get a loan, since we aren't

allowed to be in the electoral register.

So this I don't think is in line with the

EEA-agreement.

Normally, I would have sent this, to the Norwegian

embassy, but they, don't answer my corresponence, even

if

an ombudsman, in Norway,

Sivilombusmannen, has told them to do so, but the embassy refuse, for more than

a

year now, to answer my correspondence, even if can't

understand why they do this.

I even went with the train, to London, with some files,

(to do with an employment-case, involving many Nordic

citizens),

to deliver them in person, instead of sending them in

the post, and still the treat me like this.

I don't think this is easy to

understand.

But anyway.

Sorry that I wrote a lot about the EEA-agreement

etc., but I hope you have the oppertunity, to explain why it

says

'European citizen', and not 'EU-citizen', on this form,

an on the John Lennon airport sometimes as well, I

remember,

from when I was there, in

2005.

Just out of curiosity, if you have the time, that

is.

Thank you very much for your help in

advance!

Yours sincerely,

Erik

Ribsskog

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