Weekend voting: still on the super-slow burner
New Parliamentary report gives a very gently nudge forward to weekend voting. … Read the full post »
Weekend voting
Should polling day be moved from weekdays to weekends? And would it raise turnout if it was moved? Read my posts about weekend voting to find out more.
Weekend voting: not ruled in, not ruled out
As part of Parliament’s deliberations over the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill, this week the House of Lords debated the possibility of moving to weekend voting. … Read the full post »
The two electoral tests the Coalition government should run
If it is serious about wanting to see higher turnout in elections, the government should trial weekend voting and increasing the number of polling stations so people have less far to travel to vote. … Read the full post »
Parliament debates electoral administration, including polling station queues
On Wednesday last week Parliament had a Westminster Hall debate on the subject of electoral administration, triggered by Meg Munn, the Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley. … Read the full post »
Weekend voting gets another push from Jenny Watson
In an interview with The Guardian, Electoral Commission chair Jenny Watson repeated the Commission’s interest in seeing a switch to weekend voting. … Read the full post »
Strong public support for electoral reform, weekend voting and fixed term Parliaments in new poll
The public overwhelmingly backs major changes to the way our electoral system is run according to a new poll commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust. … Read the full post »
Should election voting switch to weekends?
Weekend voting is being promoted by former Lib Dem Chief Executive Chris Rennard as a means of both raising turnout and preserving the tradition of having counts start promptly on the close of polls at a general election. … Read the full post »
Weekend voting: will this be the next trend in trying to raise turnout at elections?
Over the last few years a wide range of attempts have been made to raise turnout at elections in the UK. … Read the full post »
Reassuring words to find in a government consultation paper
“The consultation paper considers several questions but in particular looks at … Pertinent issues.” Phew. … Read the full post »