Archive for elected police commissioners
How many postal votes arrive too late?
Something rarely talked about with postal voting is the number of people who miss out on having their vote cast because the Royal Mail loses or delays the delivery of the ballot paper back to the Returning Officer. It isn’t a number that can be measured directly, but one figure is gathered but then ignored [...]
GRAPH: The power of postal voters
Data from November 2012 Police and Crime Commissioner elections...
Should local TV stations have to run local election broadcasts?
Ofcom's current consultation into the rules for party election broadcasts on TV (the free slots political parties and candidates get for short films) raises an intriguing question about local TV licensees. What should they have to broadcast?
How to vote – and what to do once you’ve voted
Got an election in your area today? Here are a few key pieces of information for you. Voting in person Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm today. No votes can be cast after 10pm; it’s not like the shops where being in the queue at closing time is enough. You don’t need your [...]
Michael Mates faces “electoral poll fraud probe” by the police
"Former Tory Minister Michael Mates is being probed for alleged electoral fraud over his attempt to become one of David Cameron’s new police commissioners" - Daily Mirror
Brian Blake: a great example of why Liberal Democrat Police Commissioner candidates are a good thing
I’m not keen on the concept of directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners, but I am keen on the idea that if there is to be a publicly elected post, a political party such as the Liberal Democrats should contest the post. Fighting elections is a significant part of what political parties do and what [...]
£350,000 of ballot papers to be shredded after mistake in Wales
Preparations for next month's police and crime elections in Wales have been called a "shambles" after it emerged an estimated £350,000 worth of ballots papers are likely to be shredded.
