Polls open 7am-10pm today – and you don’t need your polling card to vote
Elections are being held across Britain today. You have until 10pm to vote. … Read the full post »
Poll cards
Poll cards, sent to all electors ahead of an election, are a key electoral communication. But their purpose is muddled and their design poor.
Poll cards weren’t popular when they were introduced
It isn’t just the law that matters – it’s how cautiously or not people react to a change in the law and how habits evolve even when statutes are unchanged. … Read the full post »
Police investigate Labour in Leeds over fake poll card allegations
The Leeds Labour Party is being investigated by the police for over claims it has broken the law against issuing imitation poll cards. … Read the full post »
The problem with poll cards, 2011 vintage
Poll cards look dull, uninviting and give you no reason to get interested in, or excited by, the prospect of voting. … Read the full post »
The two electoral tests the Coalition government should run
If it is serious about wanting to see higher turnout in elections, the government should trial weekend voting and increasing the number of polling stations so people have less far to travel to vote. … Read the full post »
The problem with poll cards, part two
There is a widespread misunderstanding amongst the public as to the role of the poll card, and their design leaves a lot to be desired. … Read the full post »
The problem with poll cards
Millions of pounds have been spent in total in recent years in the UK on testing various forms of electronic voting, in the hope that this might raise turnout in elections. … Read the full post »
Did Labour’s Camden election campaign break the law?
Labour’s eve-of-poll election leaflet in Kentish Town looks like it could land them in legal hot water for breaking election law. … Read the full post »