11 Oct 2018
Cabinet Office written question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of removing the 15-year time limit on the right of British citizens living overseas to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
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Electoral Commission blog: Young people are far less likely to be registered to vote than their older counter parts – across the UK 1 in 3 of those eligible to vote under the age of 24 aren’t registered. In addition, those who’ve recently moved and those who live in privately rented property are much less likely […]
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BBC News: Plans to reduce the voting age to 16 for assembly elections and rename the institution a Welsh Parliament have moved a step closer.
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LocalGov: The Welsh Assembly looks set to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds today (10th October) in what campaigners are calling ‘a vital step towards a fairer franchise’ for Wales.
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Nextgov: The government’s extensive effort to secure election systems after a Russian assault on the 2016 contest missed one glaring vulnerability: online ballots, according to a Wednesday report by voting security experts.
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BBC News: Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has been cleared of breaching election spending rules in a row over undelivered election leaflets.
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politics.co.uk: Revelations last week about the scale of interference from Russia’s military intelligence agency highlight the extent to which states will go to influence global affairs. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has shown the Russian GRU intelligence agency was “almost certainly” behind cyberattacks on the World Anti-Doping Agency and the governing body of the US […]
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BBC News: Nicola Sturgeon has called for “pragmatism and patience” from independence supporters in her SNP conference speech. The Scottish first minister said she was “more confident than ever” that Scotland would become independent.
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Welsh Government: The publication of our report marks the culmination of a rewarding and challenging year. We cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has shared their views and supported us since October last year. Over the last year, we feel we have delivered a truly evidence based review, with over a thousand points of contact […]
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PoliticsHome: Not that long ago, a doormat covered in political leaflets about parties, candidates and their policies was a sure sign that an election was round the corner. Today, of course, traditional methods of campaigning like letters and knocking on doors are still very much alive, but more and more campaigning has moved online. It’s taking […]
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