What’s the significance of the Electoral Commission cyber-attack?
Large volumes of electoral register data held by the Electoral Commission have been illegally accessed. What are the consequences? … Read the full post »
Election law
Read about how UK elections are run, including changes to the law and what the regulator, the Electoral Commission, has got up to.
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How political leaflets used to look: when there were two Edward Heaths on the ballot paper
Back in 1970 there was nothing to stop unofficial candidates trying to pass themselves off with plausible-looking party names. … Read the full post »
The government is failing to protect people’s right to vote
The Electoral Commission is kicking off its publicity campaign to warn people about the new voter ID laws coming into force for the May elections. … Read the full post »
Government set to make it easier to stand in English council elections
The government looks set to cut the number of nomination signatures councilcandidates need in England from 10 to 2. … Read the full post »
Early voting pilots show why other reforms should be piloted in future
As I’d predicted, the early voting pilot in this May’s elections in Wales has turned out to be a bit of a dud. … Read the full post »
What can and can’t be done during election purdah
The House of Commons Library has a research note out explaining the rules about election purdah, or as it’s now known, the pre-election period of sensitivity. … Read the full post »
Early voting pilot for May’s Welsh local elections
Back in the years of New Labour, the government ran an extensive set of pilots to see what might raise turnout in elections. … Read the full post »
Conservative candidate left off council by-election ballot paper
Charnwood Council is getting in touch with postal voters for the Shelthorpe by-election after a candidate’s name was left off ballot papers. … Read the full post »
Canadian Liberal investigated for removing election leaflet
At first glance, the story from Canada of a political campaigner caught removing a leaflet from a rival sounds like the sort of story that crops up every now and again. … Read the full post »
Former Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner candidate charged by police
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised police to charge Jonathon Seed with making a false declaration in the nomination papers for the Wiltshire 2020 Police and Crime Commissioner elections. … Read the full post »