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The government accepts votes need to ‘count equally’....

On Monday night, MPs debated the need to reform Westminster's...

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New inquiry launched into Britain’s ‘wild west’ electoral...

Anyone with an interest in bringing campaign rules into the...

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The Virtual Council: How are local authorities responding...

The Centre for Public Scrutiny set out some good practice...

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Scrapping remote participation for MPs risks a ‘rump...

Government must back backbenchers' proposals to protect voters' interests and...

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Plans to scrap remote voting for MPs risk...

The government's plans to scrap remote voting are beyond a...

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16 and 17 year olds have secured the...

16 and 17 year olds officially secure the right to...

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ERS in the Press – May 2020

See what we've been up to this month.

Developments at the ERS

Share your views on the success of the...

If you think Parliament needs to be brought into the...

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The government’s case for mandatory voter ID has...

Recently-published analysis has dealt another blow to the government’s case...

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Why the government’s rationale for closing the ‘Virtual...

Despite the best efforts of a cross-party coalition of MPs...

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Labour decision on proportional representation for executive elections...

“Labour shouldn’t model its elections on Westminster’s broken system, but...

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What are ministers afraid of? Why shutting down...

Over the past week, we’ve seen a glimpse of why...

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