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18 March 2010
Students missing from electoral register »
Press release from the Electoral Commission...
18 March 2010
Hain refuses to name the date for a referendum »
Welsh Secretary Peter Hain refused to be drawn yesterday on when a referendum on the Assembly’s powers would be held...
18 March 2010
Parliament's recess dates announced »
Harriet Harman has finally announced when the Commons' Easter recess date will take place...
17 March 2010
Campaign set up to to get Muslims to vote »
Leading Muslim scholars have given their backing to a campaign to try to get more people from their community to vote in the general election...
17 March 2010
Peers urge end of ban on general election participation »
Peers have urged the government to change the law as soon as possible to allow members of the House of Lords to vote in general elections...
17 March 2010
Out for the count: is this the end of late-night elections? »
As the general election approaches, many returning officers want to delay counting votes until the following day – but the government is trying to stop them...
15 March 2010
Scout Association urging young people to vote »
The Scout Association has launched a campaign to encourage young people to vote, amid fears that over half may not be on the electoral roll...
15 March 2010
Voting system rated not fit for purpose »
Chair of the Electoral Commission urges whole-weekend voting and polls online in radical redesign for elections...
15 March 2010
Is not voting a rational choice? »
Academics have questioned whether voters can understand the arguments...
15 March 2010
Liberal Democrats seek tax and voting reform »
Nick Clegg said the party will demand tax reform and a new electoral system if it holds the balance of power after this year's general election...
12 March 2010
Voting in the General Election by service personnel »
Gordon Brown has been asked for assurances that soldiers overseas can vote in the General Election...
12 March 2010
Aspiring politician changes his name by deed poll »
A potential candidate from Chingford has changed his name to "None Of The Above"...
12 March 2010
Electoral registration: is the problem with young people or with journalism? »
LibDemVoice seems to have picked up on the way registration figures have been misreported in the media...
11 March 2010
General election on May 6 'practically inevitable' »
A May 6 general election is ''practically inevitable'' and a ''no-brainer'', political commentators said as Gordon Brown announced March 24 as Budget day...
10 March 2010
Brown confirms Budget date »
The Prime Minister has confirmed that this year’s Budget will be held in two weeks on 24 March...
9 March 2010
Overnight poll count proposals eased »
A proposed change to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill gives returning officers greater leeway if they are not able to start counting votes within four hours of polls closing...
9 March 2010
Straw backtracks on election night counts »
Having bowed to pressure a few weeks ago to force councils to hold overnight election counts, it appears that Justice Secretary Jack Straw has had a rethink...
9 March 2010
Is General Election Night as saved as we thought? »
See what ConservativeHome has to say about the latest development...
9 March 2010
Electoral reform could define the election »
Brown has just enough time to push through voting reforms that would expose the Tories and cement his legacy...
9 March 2010
"And the award for best voting system goes to..." »
Anyone up late on Sunday night may have witnessed a small victory for voting reform...
4 March 2010
A quarter of Welsh polling stations 'inaccessible' »
Up to a quarter of Welsh polling stations to be used at the general election are 'inaccessible' to people with disabilities, a charity claims...
3 March 2010
Millions of people likely to be unable to vote »
Millions of people are not likely to be registered to vote at the general election, according to the Electoral Commission...
3 March 2010
The People's History Museum in Manchester reopens »
The Museum offers a unique look at the origins of British democracy, and how working men and women were given the right to vote...
25 February 2010
Labour warned over postal voting in Glasgow North East by-election »
The Electoral Commission says an unusually high number of last minute postal vote applications were made during this by-election last year...
24 February 2010
Plans for special body to run independence referendum »
The Scottish government plans to set up a special body to run a future referendum on independence...
24 February 2010
Chorley ditches election night count »
Chorley is set to break with tradition by counting votes at the General Election the day after votes are cast...
24 February 2010
More fears over election night count »
Election night could become an election nightmare in Reading following a move by Justice Secretary Jack Straw...
23 February 2010
Glasgow North East by-election delay 'avoidable' »
The Electoral Commission has criticised the amount of time it took to hold the Glasgow North East by-election...