Leave campaigners fined for breaking European referendum financial controls
The Electoral Commission’s round-up of its latest enforcement actions includes this about the Grassroots Out Movement. … Read the full post »
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Election law
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Why electronic voting is still a bad idea: Tom Scott
Tom Scott nicely summarises the powerful arguments against electronic voting for public elections, and given his own expertise also makes the point that the problems with electronic voting look worse the more you really know about how computers and security really work. … Read the full post »
A reminder: no selfies in polling stations
Due to the legal secrecy requirements around voting, the Electoral Commission does not want people taking selfies when they are voting. … Read the full post »
Publishing exit polls in advance is banned – and that covers retweeting how someone voted
Section 66 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 bans the publication of exit polls before the close of polls in an election – and that can cover retweeting how someone else has voted. … Read the full post »
What will be the impact of the late surge in electoral registration?
What will the impact be of the surge in new electoral registrations in the run-up to the deadline to get registered for the general election? Here’s some data. … Read the full post »
How to register to vote (spoiler: it’s very easy)
To be able to vote, you have to be on the electoral register and to do that, you have to fill in a simple online form. Do it now and make you don’t miss out on your democratic rights. … Read the full post »
Met Police consult Crown Prosecution Service over Vote Leave allegations
Open Democracy reports news of the police investigation into Vote Leave, the pro-Brexit campaign fronted by Boris Johnson amongst others. … Read the full post »
Some gems from the latest new political party applications
The Electoral Commission has just released the latest round of applications it has received from would-be new political parties. … Read the full post »
Police reject claims of law-breaking at Peterborough by-election
The police has concluded the evidence doesn’t stack up for various claims of law-breaking during the Peterborough Parliamentary by-election. … Read the full post »
Never let it be said that Parliament tried to micro-manage elections
Lieut.-Commander Hutchison asked the Postmaster-General whether, in order to avoid unnecessary expense and to economise in the use of paper… … Read the full post »