The Voters Rights Association has called for a Voters Bill of Rights.

In a press statement yesterday, it listed what it claims are absent rights in Bermuda including "the right to a predictable election date, the right to vote through a fair absentee ballot system and the right to raise and determine public issues and citizens' initiatives by a voter referendum process".

It added: "These and other rights being proposed by the VRA would reduce the self-oriented interests that now influence our governance, establish accountability and increase the power of the people. The VRA has a positive and clear vision for the future."