One of the bills we shall be dealing with when we return from the Easter recess is the Political Parties and Elections Bill. This has already had its Second Reading. It goes into committee in a couple of weeks. The Bill itself is a good example of the problems associated with the way legislation is…
As regular readers will know, I have long supported individual electoral registration. It provides for far greater security than the existing arrangements. This is also the view taken by the Electoral Commission and, according to survey data produced by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, most of the public as well. I am delighted…
In an earlier post, on 27 August, I drew attention to the result of a survey of showing that 98 per cent of electoral registration officers favoured getting rid of the practice of selling the electoral register to commercial bodies. Citizens have by law to supply data about themselves for electoral purposes. I have always…
I was delighted to see the result of a survey, carried out by the Local Government Association and the Association of Electoral Administrators, showing that 98 per cent of electoral registration officers favour putting an end to the practice of selling the electoral register to commercial bodies. I have always opposed making the electoral register…
