ELECTIONS

EROs 'have had their day' in system that's open to fraud

A local government political expert has warned council electoral registration officers (ERO) have ‘had their day’ working in a system ‘wide open’ to fraud.

By Thomas Bridge | 03 November 2015

A local government political expert has warned council electoral registration officers (ERO) have ‘had their day' working in a system ‘wide open' to fraud.

Speaking to The MJ, Political Skills Forum director, Paul Wheeler, warned councils had been ‘defeated' by an electoral registration process which was costing the country ‘millions' yet delivering ‘poor' results.

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