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Tag Archives: Elections
#OurDay – The role of local authority elections teams, part 1
To celebrate #OurDay today, we’re taking a closer look at the work of elections teams at local authorities. Tanya Rowlandson, Electoral Services Officer for Broadland District Council in Norfolk since 2008, has shared some details of what her job involves. Continue reading
Posted in #yourvotematters, Campaigns, Elections, Uncategorized, voters, voting
Tagged Elections, local authorities, voters
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What do election teams do?
Rhonda Booth, Democratic Services Manager, talks about her role at South Holland District Council. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, General, Register to Vote, Uncategorized, voters, voting
Tagged election teams, Elections, local authorities, voting
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Inclusion Scotland’s Access to Politics project – the journey so far
A guest blog by Ethan Young, Civic Participation Officer at Inclusion Scotland True and effective democracy must reflect the society it serves. One in five people in Scotland identify as being disabled, yet we are drastically underrepresented in elected office. … Continue reading
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Tagged Elections, Nominations, Political Parties, Scotland, voters
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Electoral fraud: high stakes highlighted in new report
2016 saw an unprecedented number of polls with important elections held across the whole of the UK in May, a referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU in June, and numerous parliamentary by-elections. We have recently published data on … Continue reading
Never underestimate the power of the ballot box
2016 has been the year that democracy reasserted itself. In June, voters across the UK took part in a historic referendum, the outcome of which has profoundly changed our relationships with 27 other nations. Last month, after an 18 month … Continue reading
One Year In – Election Reflections
Today I mark one year at the Electoral Commission. As I look back on what has been a busy 12months, three reflections emerge… 1/ Staying focused on the voter – It is hard to think of a more jam-packed UK … Continue reading
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In this together! Partnership work boosted public awareness ahead of May 2016 elections in Wales
On May 5 2016, over 1 million voters went to the polls for the National Assembly for Wales elections. Over the summer we’ve been looking back to May 2016 and today we’re publishing our report on the National Assembly for … Continue reading
Why voters at the next Police and Crime Commissioner elections should be provided with more candidate information
Today, the Commission has published its report on the 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections. The report also looks at the conduct and administration of local Government elections which took place across parts of England. The first ever Police and … Continue reading
Northern Ireland election a well-run event – but more needs to be done to improve electoral registration.
The 5 May 2016 saw the fifth election to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Over 1.2 million people were registered to vote ahead of the election and a total 703,744 ballots were cast on the day itself. Our report on … Continue reading
High levels of voter satisfaction with Scottish Parliament election but more work needed to modernise electoral process
More than 2.2 million votes were cast on 5 May 2016 – the highest number ever recorded at a general election to the Scottish Parliament. The priority at any election is to ensure that people find it easy to … Continue reading
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