New rules make it easier to change your name on electoral register
The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 have removed the requirement to cite specific forms of evidence. … Read the full post »
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The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 have removed the requirement to cite specific forms of evidence. … Read the full post »
Last week staff at the Electoral Commission walked in to find signs on their computers saying ‘You can’t use a PC today’. … Read the full post »
The Government will not introduce legislation on prisoner voting rights in this Parliament. … Read the full post »
A forensic expert said a large number of ballot papers from last year’s Tower Hamlet’s mayoral election could have been filled out with the same pen. … Read the full post »
Edition #59 of Liberal Democrat Newswire came out earlier in the week, looking at the party’s evolving tax and spend plans for the next Parliament, what new polling says about the party’s strategy, record fundraising by the Lib Dems and more. … Read the full post »
Under Liam Fox’s plans, 345,000 Irish, 306,000 Indians, 180,000 Pakistanis, 73,000 Australians and 52,000 Zimbabweans would be ‘kicked off the electoral register’, along with Nigerians, Ghanaians, Sri Lankans and Canadians. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 made some important changes to election timetables. … Read the full post »
Lutfur Rahman’s election agent said having the right candidate in power did not need to be achieved through “an open and transparent process”. … Read the full post »
The Beer, Baccy and Crumpet party was told by the Electoral Commission its name could not appear on voting slips in May.
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Brent Labour Party has been accused of carrying out a smear campaign against a rival after they distributed defamatory leaflets about the Tory candidate in the Kenton by-election. … Read the full post »