Electoral fraudsters face 'name and shame' threat
News Article 25 March 2003
The Electoral Commission has called for tougher measures to protect voter secrecy and combat fraud in postal, proxy and overseas voting.
Cooper calls for weekend voting
News Article 6 March 2003
Elections minister Yvette Cooper has called for a new wave of trials into weekend voting.
Watchdog calls for poll shake-up
Press Review 28 February 2003
Elections watchdog calls for funding overhaul
News Article 27 February 2003
The way election organising is paid for is "not fit for purpose", according to new research.
MPs urged to launch voting age debate
News Article 27 February 2003
Campaigners have urged MPs to engage constituents in a national debate on lowering the voting age to 16.
Give parents 'baby ballots' says think tank
News Article 6 February 2003
A think tank has called for parents to be given votes to cast on their child's behalf.
New demand for votes at 16
News Article 28 January 2003
Sixteen-year-olds should be given the right to vote in local and general elections, according to a new campaign group.
Tory peer in bid to lower voting age
Press Review 10 January 2003
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Act 2004
Legislation 1 December 2002
"My government will continue to take forward a Bill on election pilots introduced during the last session."
Vote fraud checks 'derisory' claim reformers
News Article 29 November 2002
The rules governing postal and proxy voting should be overhauled in a bid to combat fraud.
Multi-poll election planned
Press Review 29 October 2002
Weekend voting plan to boost turnout
News Article 27 October 2002
The government has announced plans that would see voters making their way to polling stations at the weekend rather than the traditional Thursdays.
Wallace welcomes PR plan for Scotland
News Article 24 September 2002
Liberal Democrats have welcomed a move to allow local elections in Scotland to be decided using a form of proportional representation.
Wallace to unveil PR plans
Press Review 24 September 2002
'Votes are power' takes to the silver screen
News Article 6 September 2002
The Electoral Commission has launched a "hard-hitting, impactful" cinema advertising campaign targeting young voters.
