Read my posts about the use of postal voting in public elections, its impact on turnout and the fraud risks that go with it.
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With so many people voting by post well in advance of polling day, it might seem natural for pollsters to ask people whether or not they have voted, but… … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has issued a set of public information films warning voters about electoral fraud, which is a very welcome move give the high profile concerns over fraud in some places. … Read the full post »
Don’t forget to apply for a postal vote ahead of the May elections. But first, let’s hear from Nigel Farage. … Read the full post »
A quarter of the postal votes in a single Tower Hamlets ward may have been completed by the same hand, according to evidence prepared for the vote rigging trial involving Lutfur Rahman. … Read the full post »
I’m sympathetic to the principle of having a code parties sign up to as it can be more detailed and more flexible than relying solely on legislation, but… … Read the full post »
1% is a low figure but it is also just over a doubling of the figure from the 2012 Police and Crime Commission elections. … Read the full post »
Courtesy of the Electoral Commision comes a reminder of the changes to electoral law coming into force for May’s elections. Note in particular the second point, a welcome and sensible move to reduce postal vote fraud. … Read the full post »
It’s a common complaint from election candidates and their campaign teams that local electoral returning officers (EROs) can be very slow to supply the copies of the electoral register and postal voter lists that they are legally entitled to. … Read the full post »
The Manchester Evening News reports: A councillor could be jailed over ‘off the cuff’ Twitter remarks made during an election count. Howard Balkind was reported to police by the far-right BNP for tweeting that the party would be ‘lucky to get 10 votes’ at a by-election last month. It is alleged that Coun Balkind broke … Read the full post »
Something rarely talked about with postal voting is the number of people who miss out on having their vote cast because the Royal Mail loses or delays the delivery of the ballot paper. … Read the full post »