One year on from the General Election: What we’ve learnt about Westminster’s warped voting system
14 Dec 2020
Electoral Reform Society – A year ago this Saturday, the polls opened on the first December election for over ninety years.
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Real-time polling station play The Vote returns for election night
10 Dec 2019
The Guardian – The play The Vote, a theatrical experiment broadcast live on television on election night in 2015
Read moreIntroducing the ERS General Election Results Hub
10 Dec 2019
Electoral Reform Society – Every general election, sites like the BBC, Guardian and Telegraph present live updates of the general election results as they roll in.
Read moreWhy I can’t wait to cast my first ever vote – and how to help others do the same
22 Nov 2019
Open Democracy – On Thursday 12th December I will enter a nearby primary school, polling card in hand, and vote for the first time. It’s a moment I’ve been waiting a long time for.
Read moreGeneral Election: Young people and ethnic minorities at risk of missing voter registration deadline
22 Nov 2019
Independent – Young people and ethnic minorities are in danger of missing out on the chance to vote in the general election, new figures show.
Read moreAnd we’re off again – a salute to our persevering electoral officers
13 Nov 2019
LGiU – I think it’s fair to say that when the Fixed Terms Parliament Act was passed in 2011, there was a collective sigh of relief from electoral administrators that finally
Read moreNativity play school polling stations row deepens
8 Nov 2019
BBC News – Election officers have hit back angrily at calls from the education secretary for general election polling stations not to be placed in schools.
Read moreGeneral election: Can Wales’ councils handle a December poll?
1 Nov 2019
BBC News – It may be the “most wonderful time” of the year – but not necessarily for staging an election.
Read moreUncertainty over UK general election date hikes up organising costs
15 Oct 2019
The Guardian – Uncertainty over the general election date is hiking up costs for organisers, who are also finding that their venues of choice have been booked out by pre-Christmas events.
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