3 Sep 2019
Electoral Reform Society – Back in May, our Westminster Beyond Brexit report raised a prescient question: “Do we want a democracy that gives the power of an absolute monarch to one party, or a government which is representative and can work responsively and responsibly to deal with the issues facing the country?”
Read more3 Jul 2019
They Work For You – To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Electoral Commission on the potential disenfranchisement of EU citizens resident in the UK in the European Parliament elections.
Read more28 Jun 2019
They Work For You – To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with which EU member states the UK has concluded a reciprocal agreement on the right of each other’s citizens
Read more25 Jun 2019
They Work For You – To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 27 May (HL15627), what was the cost of running each of the most recent eight mayoral elections.
Read more25 Jun 2019
They Work For You – To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the number of (1) electors, (2) postal votes cast
Read more7 Jun 2019
Democratic Audit – In new research published today about how elections are run around the world, Toby S. James, Leontine Loeber, Holly Ann Garnett and Carolien van Ham find that organisational independence matters for well-run elections, and that election management could be improved with more resources, improved working conditions for election employees – and a […]
Read more13 May 2019
BBC News: More than 90% of eligible Australians are expected to vote in the election on 18 May – because it’s one of the few countries to have compulsory voting.
Read more2 May 2019
They Work For You – My Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring the security and integrity of our democratic processes and defending them from all forms of interference.
Read more1 May 2019
BBC News – More staff have been assigned to the Electoral Office helpline due to the “unprecedented demand” of running two separate elections at the same time.
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