Elections: Candidates
25 Mar 2020
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) make it easier for single parents and guardians to stand in elections.
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Latest Electoral Administration Bulletins
24 Mar 2020
The Electoral Commission has issued the following Bulletins:- No. 277 for England No. 267 for Wales No. 267 for Wales (in Welsh) No. 254 for Scotland
Read moreDemocracy to autocracy? COVID-19 is exposing a crisis in the UK constitution
23 Mar 2020
Open Democracy – The cornerstones of every democracy across the world have already been upturned by COVID-19: elections cancelled; safeguards of individual liberty abandoned, the rule of law suspended
Read moreShould elections be postponed because of coronavirus?
23 Mar 2020
Electoral Management – Local elections scheduled to take place in England and Wales in the first week of May – including the London mayoral vote – have been postponed as part of attempts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in the UK. Following advice from medical experts, the UK government decided to hold […]
Read moreDemocracy Postponed
20 Mar 2020
Democracy Counts – No sooner had we proudly announced how many seats were up for election in May, than the government postponed the elections until 2021. Coronavirus, it seems, is no respecter of democracy.
Read moreCoronavirus and voting: California counties looking at all-mail elections
20 Mar 2020
San Francisco Chronicle – A planned Palo Alto school election has fallen victim to the coronavirus, and a pair of May elections elsewhere will force California officials to decide whether safety or tradition will rule the day when it comes to voting during a pandemic.
Read moreArizona elections chief seeks move toward all-mail elections
20 Mar 2020
AP – PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s top election official asked lawmakers Wednesday to let counties run elections entirely by mail later this year if it’s necessary to protect election workers and voters from the coronavirus outbreak.
Read moreUSA – Voting by Mail Is the Hot New Idea. Is There Time to Make It Work?
20 Mar 2020
The New York Times – The coronavirus has left states rapidly searching for ways to protect democracy’s most sacred institution.
Read moreElectoral Commission – How to contact
20 Mar 2020
The Electoral Commission – We provide information about registering to vote, and publish guidance to help people comply with electoral law.
Read morePostponement of electoral events
20 Mar 2020
They Work For You – On Friday 13th March, the Prime Minister announced that the scheduled elections in May this year would be postponed by 12 months.
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