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 »
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Election law
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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 »
Lib Dem MP joins cross-party legal claim against Met Police over European referendum
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake has joined a cross-party group of MPs in taking crowdfunded legal action against the Metropolitan Police. … Read the full post »
Change UK applies to change its name following legal threat
Change UK, formerly The Independent Group, is now looking to change its name again following the threat of legal action from Change.org. … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission belatedly approves new Lib Dem ballot paper description
Belatedly, the Electoral Commission has approved the Liberal Democrat application to be able to use “Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit” on the ballot paper in elections. … 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 »
Lib Dems file papers to use “Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit” on the Euro ballot papers
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 fined £1,500 for false expense claim
Conservative MP Chris Davies has been fined and given community service after being found guilty of expense claims abuse. … Read the full post »
How the d’Hondt system works for the European Parliament elections
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 fined £60,000 for breaking the law over European referendum
Leave.EU has been found guilty of breaking the law over Brexit campaigning, with a fine of £60,000 imposed. … Read the full post »