Government gives a tepid invitation to Electoral Commission to draw up new expenses rules
The government has given a lukewarm invitation to the Electoral Commission to draw up tighter rules over election expenses. … Read the full post »
Read about what the regulator for elections and political finance in the UK, the Electoral Commission, has got up to. It was created in 2000 by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA).
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The government has given a lukewarm invitation to the Electoral Commission to draw up tighter rules over election expenses. … Read the full post »
A set of internal emails from Calder Vale Conservatives has been leaked which paints an unhappy picture of their financial status. … Read the full post »
Previously the Electoral Commission had to go to court in order to secure access to evidence from the Conservative Party. … Read the full post »
The equivalent of the Electoral Commission decided to restore a giant poster of the former dictator that used to be a landmark of a suburban area of Tunis. … Read the full post »
The Conservative Party in Ipswich has been fined £1,100 for taking an illegal donation of £3,000 just before the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has legal powers to fix key problems with election expense limits. It should use them. … Read the full post »
Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it is looking into four allegations of “personation” – where an individual votes as someone else – which allegedly occurred during the Oldham Council elections. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission’s constituency election expenses guidance when it comes to transport costs is very clear. … Read the full post »
Police have been asked to investigate claims letters sent in David Cameron’s name led to a breach of election law. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has struck off 11 pro-Brexit campaign groups from their official register of EU Referendum campaigners after a Telegraph analysis raised concerns about how the Grassroots Out Movement intended to spend millions in campaign donations. … Read the full post »