Forum Brief: Voting age
Policy Consultation 14 July 2003
The Electoral Commission has this week launched a consultation on the minimum age for voting and candidacy in UK elections.
Postal voting to be made easier
Press Review 3 June 2003
Sam Younger - chairman of the Electoral Commission
Interview 3 June 2003
Question: What are you hoping to achieve in your review of electoral law?
Inquiry set to increase state aid to parties
Press Review 2 June 2003
Observers could monitor UK voting
News Article 29 April 2003
Researchers and international observers could be among those who gain from new Electoral Commission proposals that would extend access to polling stations.
'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.
Elections watchdog calls for rethink on register sales
News Article 17 June 2002
The Electoral Commission has called on the government to think again on proposals which would allow direct marketing firms to buy copies of the electoral register.
New calls for Labour funding probe
News Article 4 March 2002
The Conservative leader in the Lords has called for an investigation after the disclosure that a cross-bench peer ennobled by Tony Blair has given money to the Labour Party.
'Who controls who?' asks Electoral Commission
News Article 11 February 2002
The success of TV's "Pop Idol" proves that young people will vote if issues are presented in an "appropriate and engaging" way, claims the UK's elections watchdog as it launches
Pop goes politics
Press Review 11 February 2002
There now follows the end of party political broadcasts?
News Article 19 January 2002
The future of party political broadcasts is up for review, the watchdog in charge of political elections says this weekend.
The final broadcast?
Press Review 31 August 2001
Tories top donation list
News Article 7 August 2001
The Conservative Party secured nearly £12.4 million in large cash donations in the three months leading up to the general election.
Tories face row over £1 million from Irish senator
News Article 6 August 2001
Party funding is again in the headlines after news that a member of the Irish parliament has made a £1 million donation to the Conservatives.
Voting must be easier says commission chief
News Article 28 July 2001
More ways must be found to entice voters to cast their ballot at the next election, the head of the electoral commission has said.
