I have a certain soft spot for the 'free move.' It allows people who are new to the game to get more used to it and move to a region they more appreciate. We should still retain some newbie-friendliness.
Unfortunately it also has the potential for great abuse, which is why I'm conflicted. However, if people are going to vote stack, I'd imagine they'd do it in the initial registration, and not necessarily in the free move.
I agree with Blue. The problem isn't so much with newbies figuring out the system, but with old hands cynically engaging in region hopping depending on the next hotly contested race. Give newbies a chance to get their feet wet and switch once within 30 days of first registration. After that it's 6 months.
Again, newbies aren't the problem.