Electoral register
Voter ID legal challenge launched
A legal challenge has been mounted against the Government over voter ID requirements for elections.
Minister denies 'passive' approach to voter registration
Local government minister Simon Hoare has denied the Government is taking a ‘passive role’ in voter registration.
Warning of polling day disruption to services
Frontline council services could be disrupted during elections as staff are drafted in to run polling stations and conduct counts, chief executives have warned.
Call for elections indemnity
Elections officials should be granted indemnity against legal challenges resulting from the rollout of online absent vote applications (OAVA), senior officers’ group Solace has said.
Plea to delay online postal vote applications
Launching online applications for postal and proxy votes later this month should be ‘urgently reconsidered,’ elections officers have said.
Wales to automatically register voters
The Welsh Government is to establish automatic voter registration for local government and Senedd elections.
Millions missing from electoral register
An overhaul of data sharing with council elections teams is required, a report by the Electoral Commission has concluded.
Call to back elections teams
Elections teams will require more backing from their councils to run future polls.
Warning sounded over General Election
Elections experts were united in warning of a struggle to run future polls as they faced questions from MPs.
Risk of 'major electoral failure,' officers warn
Pressure on council teams running elections will only be recognised in the event of a ‘major electoral failure,’ a new report has warned.
Workload warning over voting pilots
Proposals to introduce automatic voter registration in Wales could cause confusion and add to already heavy workloads, election officers have warned.
Concern over electoral registration
Concerns have been raised that registration details for millions of voters may be out of date.
‘Sweeping reform’ of elections required
Election officers have warned of an electoral system that is in 'danger of failing’.
Local government does a brilliant job in elections
Ben Page 'cannot ever recall a UK election 'like the one Americans are currently fighting over'. He says it is 'sometimes worth remembering just how efficient and effective British local government is'.
Voter ID ‘not the issue,’ claim election officers
Appeals have been made to the Government to shift its focus from voter ID trials and address the ‘fragility of the electoral system’.
Millions of voters missing from electoral registers, report warns
Millions of eligible voters may be missing from electoral registers, a Lords report has warned today.
Concerns over Cabinet Office door knock canvass
Concerns are mounting that electoral canvassers will be forced to knock on hundreds of thousands of doors despite the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lords postal votes criticism rejected
Civil servants have defended the postal votes system in the face of criticism from Lords.
Can elections staff go on?
Electoral administrators delivered despite - not because of - the current system, writes Peter Stanyon – and he says reform and harmonisation are urgently needed to improve the way we run elections in the UK.
EXCLUSIVE: Scores may have been incorrectly told they can vote
Councils have been urgently checking their electoral registers ahead of tomorrow’s General Election after being told to install a last-minute software release.