Campaigning group the3million is on a mission to raise £60k in order to have a court rule against what the group claims was discrimination against EU citizens by the government.
The activists – named Big Issue Changemakers this year – say more than one million EU migrants were denied a vote in last year’s May 5 EU Parliament election. The money they hope to raise will cover the legal expertise they need for the full judicial hearing of their case against the government, despite ministers denying any wrongdoing.
It was suggested last year that only one in ten EU nationals were able to cast their vote after thousands reported being turned away at the ballots.
The3million co-founder Maike Bohn told The Big Issue that the error was born out of “negligence and incompetence not malice” but had left EU citizens frustrated.
In January the High Court gave the3million permission to proceed with their case, citing clear public interest in the outcome – which could set a major precedent in law for the rights of EU citizens in the UK.
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