Can you raise electoral registration with social media ads?
Researchers have tested out when rates of electoral registration can be increased by running social media adverts. … Read the full post »
Electoral registration
Read about how electoral registration works in the UK. For more about election law, see all most posts on the subject.
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 »
How to register to vote (spoiler: it is very easy to do)
To be able to vote, you have to be on the electoral register and to do that, you have to fill in a simple online form. Do it now and make you don’t miss out on your democratic rights. … Read the full post »
The 2019 electoral registration surge was only half the size it looked at the time
In the run-up to the 2019 general election, there was a lot of media and political excitement about an apparent surge in electoral registration and why that might be good news for Labour. … Read the full post »
What will be the impact of the late surge in electoral registration?
What will the impact be of the surge in new electoral registrations in the run-up to the deadline to get registered for the general election? Here’s some data. … Read the full post »
Labour administration ousted in fallout from election blunders
The continuing fallout from the general election blunders in Newcastle-under-Lyme seem to have caused the fall of the Labour administration on the council. … Read the full post »
Maldives citizens lose their right to vote in UK elections
The ability of Commonwealth citizens to vote in our elections means that changes to the membership of the Commonwealth have a knock-on impact on who can vote. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: How to register to vote for June 8 general election
Here’s the new film from the Liberal Democrats, a handy guide to getting on the electoral register (which, despite many media reports, is the trendy thing to do these days as the register has recently reached a record level). … Read the full post »
Electoral Commission turns to Snapchat to boost teenager electoral registration
With the registration deadline for May’s Scottish local elections approaching, the Electoral Commission is turning to Snapchat in a bid to raise electoral registration levels among teenagers. … Read the full post »
Gambian nationals removed from UK electoral register, Maldivians to follow
Commonwealth citizens have rights to join the electoral register in the UK, which makes in part the electorate dependent on international diplomacy. … Read the full post »