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Political parties have the choice of using on ballot papers either their official name or one from a set of official party descriptions registered with the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
Conservative MP Chris Davies has been fined and given community service after being found guilty of expense claims abuse. … Read the full post »
For European Parliament elections in Scotland, Wales and England a form of list proportional representation is used, called the d’Hondt system. … Read the full post »
Leave.EU has been found guilty of breaking the law over Brexit campaigning, with a fine of £60,000 imposed. … Read the full post »
Don’t miss out on your chance to vote: you can sign up for a postal vote or a proxy vote (appointing someone to vote on your behalf) if you won’t be able to make it to your local polling station to vote in person on polling day. … Read the full post »
Via the Electoral Commission’s Twitter feed comes this news of the Vote Leave dropping its appeal over a series of offences. … Read the full post »
It looks like if the UK does take part in the 2019 European Parliament elections then The Independent Group will run candidates. … Read the full post »
As part of its contingency planning for the UK taking part in the this year’s European Parliament elections after all, the Electoral Commission has put together a timetable for the contest. … Read the full post »
Following news earlier this week of Vote Leave being fined £40,000 comes news of yet another piece of law breaking by Leave campaigners. … Read the full post »
Previously Leave.EU was fined £50,000 for sending spam text messages. Now comes news of a £40,000 fine for Vote Leave, again over sending text messages. … Read the full post »