We should fix our voting system, not force people to use itThis week, the Telegraph has published an article debating the merits of compulsory voting. Partly inspired by the approaching first anniversary of the launch of the Campaign for Compulsory Voting, the Telegraph’s research shows that...Posted 23 Apr 2026
Is it possible to opt out of political leaflets through the letterbox?Written by Thomas Worth In the months leading up to elections, voters are often inundated with all sorts of literature from political parties and candidates. From leaflets to surveys, or even sudoku puzzles, political parties...Posted 19 Mar 2026
Early voting trials offer a promising addition to our democracyWritten by Thomas Worth While the focus has been on the 30 councils who saw their elections delayed and then undelayed at short notice, it might be easy to miss some of the positive changes...Posted 12 Mar 2026
The government are introducing a new bill to reform elections – here’s what we want to seeOne year on from the General Election and we are eagerly awaiting the government’s Elections Bill, expected to be tabled in the next session of this parliament. The bill is likely to contain measures, promised...Posted 03 Jul 2025
Early indications suggest Welsh voting pilots went wellIn May’s local elections, four areas in Wales trialled a different way of voting – allowing people to cast their vote before election day. As well as polling stations being open on the Thursday 5...Posted 05 Aug 2022
Early voting trails come to WalesThis week the Welsh Government announced an exciting series of pilots on flexible voting – trialling, for the first time, new ways to make it easier for Welsh voters to access the ballot box. Since...Posted 25 Mar 2022
These US states voted to make elections fairerIn the past two weeks, the flaws of the US electoral system have become plain for all to see. As the dust slowly settles, it’s worth looking at some results that aren’t the presidential race....Posted 13 Nov 2020
The government has a chance to right a major electoral injustice on TuesdayAs it stands, the new constituency boundaries will not take into account roughly nine million people who aren’t on the register.Posted 09 Nov 2020
Early voting doesn’t have to mean long queuesTwo news stories stood out this week. As early voting opened in some US states, images of voters queuing all day to vote were greeted as signs of enthusiasm in America but confusion outside, while...Posted 15 Oct 2020
Why ministers’ plans for redrawing the constituency map matterThe Parliamentary Constituencies Bill 2019-21 is currently making its way through Parliament, and it deserves some proper attention.Posted 30 Jun 2020