Archive for electoral commission
Performance standards for Returning Officers consultation opens
The Electoral Commission is currently consulting on its performance standards for Returning Officers in Great Britain. Here's my response (with the full consultation document embedded below).
Welcome to the British Tea Party
A few days ago my colleague Nick Laitner speculated about whether or not we might see a Tea Party movement in the UK. Technically, there already is a political party of that name as you can see from the Tea Party entry in the Electoral Commission’s official register of political parties. However, if you take [...]
Electoral Commission apologises for misleading Welsh candidate
The Electoral Commission has expressed its “regret” as it admitted providing the wrong information to one of the Liberal Democrat AMs disqualified from office.
Legal action may bar council leader from office – and raise questions about the Electoral Commission’s lack of action
North West Leicestershire District Council leader Conservative Richard Blunt is facing High Court action from a defeated opponent over whether or not he was actually qualified to stand.
Electoral Commission rejects expenses complaint against Chris Huhne
The Electoral Commission earlier today rejected one of the complaints made over Chris Huhne's election expenses. It was the complaint made by two former Liberal Democrat councillors who claimed the party had spent more than the legal limit.
The Alternative Vote referendum: the voting systems explained
I rather like this video from the Electoral Commission explaining how the alternative vote and first past the post – the two options available in the May 5th referendum – work:
Electoral Commission says returning officers improving but doubts remain over the data
The elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, has been mildly trumpeting the results of the latest survey of electoral registration work carried out across Great Britain by local councils but there are doubts over the quality of the data.
Electoral Commission launches TV advertising campaign
To coincide with the start of the delivery of its educational booklets, the Electoral Commission has also launched a TV advertising campaign to inform people about the referendum and elections being held in May.
Electoral Commission imposes voting limits to avoid repeat of polling station queues
A limit on the maximum number of people eligible to vote at a polling station has been imposed by the Electoral Commission under the powers given to its Chief Executive, Jenny Watson, to run the AV referendum in May. Under the law for referendums, Jenny Watson is the Chief Counting Officer and thereby able to [...]
UNISON still hasn’t properly completed its general election expense return
UNISON has now submitted its spending declaration several months late, but in a quirky twist of the law has not yet been fined - because its return is still missing the signature of the 'responsible person'.
