Conservative candidate tries to fake nomination paperwork
Not sure it’s wholly wise of a Conservative Party agent to reveal this on their own blog about one of their election candidates. … 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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Electoral Commission gets nomination paperwork wrong – UPDATED
There is a claim that the Electoral Commission has missed off a key piece of information from nomination paperwork. But has it? … Read the full post »
Election law still hasn’t caught up with the internet
Over on The Guardian there is a piece about how election law still hasn’t been properly updated to handle the internet age. … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission recommends big increases to 2015 expense limits
Here’s the gist of what the Electoral Commission is recommending (and this is an area where what it recommends is almost certain to happen). … Read the full post »
Good news: sensible Parliamentary by-election timetables now in force
For any Parliamentary by-election now taking place, the timetable has been extended from 21 to 27 working days. … Read the full post »
Sensible electoral reforms on the way in Wales
Roger Scully reports that the news Wales Bill includes some sensible election law changes. … Read the full post »
Polling booth selfies all the rage in the Netherlands
Dutch citizens and politicians united on Wednesday in posting voting booth selfie photos, an increasingly popular phenomenon that could threaten the principle of the secret ballot but also encourages people to vote. … Read the full post »
UKIP Parliamentary candidate charged over nomination paper fraud claims
Matthew Smith, due to stand for UKIP in Great Yarmouth at the next general election, has been summonsed to faces charges of electoral malpractice. … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission boss resigns after losing over 1,000 votes (in Australia)
The boss of the Australian Electoral Commission has resigned in the wake of the fall-out over the bungled West Australian Senate recount that has prompted a new election costing taxpayers millions of dollars. … Read the full post »
I agree with Nigel Farage …
Having got fixed-term Parliaments and so got rid of the absurdity that the Prime Minister gets to fix the time of a general election in order to maximise their own party’s chances at an election, it’s about time that Parliamentary by-elections were treated similarly. … Read the full post »