This week Labour’s National Executive Committee made a series of decisions about how the forthcoming election for the leadership of the Labour party will be conducted. Please find below information about what it decided.
Who is eligible to vote in the Labour party leadership election?
Anybody who has been a full or affiliated member of the Labour party before 13 January 2016.
Crucially, anyone who is in arrears as a full or affiliated member and joins before 8 August will be entitled to vote.
Anyone who joins as a registered supporter between 5pm on Monday 18 July and 5pm on Wednesday 20 July next week will also be entitled to vote.
I joined after 12 January 2016. Do I have to resign my membership and rejoin as a registered supporter if I want to vote?
No, you just have to join as a registered supporter in addition to being a full Labour party member.
If I join as an affiliated supporter now, am I able to vote?
If you were a member of an affiliated union or socialist society before 12 January you can contact the organisation you’re a member of and become an affiliated supporter of the Labour party. However, if you joined that organisation afterwards and you want to vote then you have to join as a registered supporter within the window for doing so next week (see above)
What can I do to help save the Labour party?
You can make all the difference. Ask 10 or more people to join Labour. This weekend we are going to be coordinating street stalls and phonebanks to aid this effort. Find out more here.
About Saving Labour
Our friends at Saving Labour are doing a great job.
Before 5pm Monday get all your Labour supporting friends and family to sign up for www.savinglabour.com so they can learn about how to become a registered supporter when it opens.
After 5pm Monday 18 July and before 5pm Wednesday 20 July get your Labour supporting friends and family to become registered supporters.