Resisting threats to muzzle the elections watchdog
4 Sep 2020
Unlock Democracy – The Conservative Party is proposing that the UK’s elections watchdog should be abolished unless makes it makes changes which could undermine its independence.
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Our elections watchdog needs strengthening, not scrapping
4 Sep 2020
Electoral Reform Society – You’d think given the rising tide of disinformation, dodgy donations and dark ads online, the government might be getting serious about empowering our elections watchdog.
Read moreElections: Proof of Identity
30 Jun 2020
They Work For You – Based on the independent Electoral Commission’s evaluations of the 2018 and 2019 voter ID pilots, there is no indication that any consistent demographic was adversely affected by the use of voter ID.
Read moreSpecial edition of the A-Web Webzine: Covid-19 and Elections
11 May 2020
A-Web: Elections in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreWith no elections what are electoral workers doing now?
7 May 2020
LGiU – With all polls currently postponed until 6 May 2021, just what are electoral administrators up to during this pandemic?
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4 Mar 2020
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s press release of 5 May 2019, Government safeguards UK elections, what progress he has made on each of the four commitments made by his Department to safeguard UK elections.
Read moreLocal Government: Elections
7 Feb 2020
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2019 to Question 175803, on Local Government: Elections, whether EU citizens will be eligible to (a) stand as candidates, (b) serve a full-term if elected and (c) vote in local government elections in England and […]
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6 Feb 2020
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2019 to Question 175803 on Local Government: Elections
Read moreElections: EU Nationals
31 Jan 2020
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether EU citizens (a) with pre-settled or settled status and (b) without it will be eligible to (i) stand as candidates in and (ii) vote in local government elections in England and Wales in 2020, including the London Assembly election.
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