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Ballot box security: adding your own seals

21 January 2010 , ,
Although it's normal for candidates to leave the security of ballot boxes firmly in the hands of elections staff, there is in fact a long-standing legal right dating back to the 1872 Ballot Act for candidates to put their own seals on ballot boxes.

It’s Brown vs Brown on electoral reform

20 January 2010 , , , ,
In a weird display of the mutual weakness at the top of the Labour Party, the Prime Minister and Chief Whip are in disagreement over Gordon Brown’s plans to legislate for a referendum on AV (which would be held after the general election). Earlier this week the Parliamentary Labour Party debated the proposal and ended up [...]