Electoral Commission
Council chiefs receive cyber espionage warnings
Council chiefs have been warned their email accounts, phones and computers will ‘almost certainly’ be targets for ‘cyber espionage operations’ before local and national elections.
Election fears raised with ministers
Concern among council officers was detailed in a new Government-commissioned report on the implementation of voter ID requirements.
Watchdog warning over elections
It could take a generation to restore public confidence if there are major problems at the next General Election including with voter ID, a watchdog has warned.
Millions missing from electoral register
An overhaul of data sharing with council elections teams is required, a report by the Electoral Commission has concluded.
Deprived areas saw more voters turned away in May
Areas with more deprivation had a higher proportion of voters turned away at the local elections, with disabled, unemployed and ethnic minorities facing greater problems.
Cyber attack hits Electoral Commission
Information held by the Electoral Commission was accessed by 'hostile actors,' the watchdog has revealed.
Warning sounded over General Election
Elections experts were united in warning of a struggle to run future polls as they faced questions from MPs.
Official figures show thousands deterred by voter ID
About 14,000 people were unable to vote at polling stations in the May elections due to ID requirements while ‘significantly more’ did not even try.
'Postcode lottery' claim over voter ID
The rollout of voter ID was a ‘postcode lottery,’ it has been claimed.
Court case looms after election blunder
A councillor who gained the most votes at a recent election faces a court case for her seat after a blunder led officials to announce the wrong winner.
Local elections ‘well run’ but voter ID concerns remain
The first local elections requiring residents to show ID were ‘well run’ but the new law prevented some eligible voters from casting their vote.
'Risk to credibility' of voter ID data collection
The impact of voter ID restrictions on some communities in tomorrow’s election could remain hidden due to the way data will be recorded, The MJ has been told.
4.5% of voters without ID apply for certificate
Just 89,502 applications had been made before the deadline - representing 4.5% of the estimated two million people who do not possess photo ID required to vote in person.
New doubts over voter ID data
Fresh doubts have been raised about the recording of people turned away from polling stations due to voter ID.
Gove plays down voter ID concerns
Local government secretary Michael Gove has brushed off fears of gaps in data collection on voter ID requirements at May’s elections.
Last-minute voter ID certificates spike predicted
Officials are braced for a last-minute surge of voter ID certificate requests ahead of this year’s elections, with only 10,000 people having applied so far.
Count mistake 'damaged trust in elections'
A failure to count 1,000 votes by Barnsley MBC ‘damaged trust in elections,’ an investigation has found.
Concern over elections timetable
Campaigners and elections staff have raised concerns over the deliverability of voter ID at next year’s elections.
MPs bemoan ‘missed opportunity’ to simplify elections
Elections laws are in ‘urgent need of rationalisation and simplification’, a select committee of MPs has concluded.
Watchdog's warning over Elections Act
The Electoral Commission has argued plans to give ministers a say over its work could ‘get in the way’ of implementing the Elections Act.