The Times, BBC and Telegraph all have reports and you can read the full report for the UK here; and for Scotland here. The six main recommendations of the Commission are as follows: 1. establish Electoral Management Boards in Great Britain, including all Returning Officers and Electoral Registration Officers for each area 2. provide the chairs of

The Electoral Commission Bureaucrats have been beavering away with their great recommendations for electoral change, however, as you would expect from a Bureaucratic monolith the emphasis for change is being driven by the "paperwork" rather than the need to overhaul the joke that has become our electoral system. The key findings of the Electoral Commission relate largely to the need...

This website was created by the Electoral Commission to provide information on arrangements for the 4 June 2009 European parliament elections. It includes fact sheets and guidance for candidates and electoral administrators on the conduct of the elections in Great Britain. Topics covered include candidate registration, campaign finance rules and electoral procedures.

Here’s the full statement just released by the Electoral Commission: Donations by 5th Avenue Partners Limited to the Liberal Democrats: statement 20 Nov 2009 The Electoral Commission, the independent elections and party finance watchdog, today announced the outcome of its investigation into donations made by the company 5th Avenue Partners Ltd to the Liberal Democrats. Donations totalling ov...

Mr. Steven Opoku-Mensah, Western Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) said the Commission will not hesitate to dismiss any polling assistant found to have taken sides with any political party.

Earlier this week I went to meet with the Electoral Commission to discuss their plans for encouraging better practice at election counts. Having spotted my views, they invited me thinking I might be interested in their plans – and kudos to the Electoral Commission for willing to talk in this way. The plans are still in

The question for the proposed referendum on the UK Parliamentary voting system should be made shorter and easier to understand, according to an assessment published by the Electoral Commission. As I blogged back in July when when the original question was proposed, The Electoral Commission is statutorily required to consider the intelligibility of the question,

Earlier today the Government finally fell in to line with public opinion, the Electoral Commission and both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties by backing the introduction of individual registration. As the Electoral Commission’s press release says: Electoral Commission Chair Jenny Watson said “We very much welcome this decision to introduce individual registration.  The...

The Electoral Commission has concluded its investigation of the Constituency Campaigning Services Board, trading as CCS.

Last week, Eric Pickles called for the Electoral Commission to give Returning Officers an "unambiguous steer" that General Election counts must take place on the Thursday night. Yesterday, the Electoral Commission published a draft of its guidance (it won't be...