Dear Minister, RE: Voter ID pilots We are writing to express our collective concerns for the Government plans to pilot identification in polling stations at the local government elections in May. The Government’s commitment to...
Posted 12 Mar 2018
Download as PDF (453.8KB pdf) Briefing The Electoral Reform Society strongly supports enfranchising 16- and 17-year-olds for all elections and referendums. We see lowering the franchise as vital to nurturing more active citizens for the...
Posted 02 Nov 2017
Download as PDF (403.1KB pdf) Briefing The Electoral Reform Society warmly welcomes the decision to debate the petition ‘To make votes matter, adopt Proportional Representation for UK General Elections’ in Westminster Hall on 30th October 2017....
Posted 25 Oct 2017
Download briefing (124.2KB pdf) 1. Introduction The devolution of powers over elections gives Wales a significant opportunity to do things differently for the benefit of voters and potential voters across the country. We are really...
Posted 23 Oct 2017
Download the briefing (408.5KB pdf) Jess Garland, Research Advisor, Electoral Reform Society July 2017 The result of the most recent hereditary peer by-election will be announced on Wednesday 19 July. This by-election was called following...
Posted 28 Jun 2017
The Electoral Reform Society wrote this briefing to provide background information on votes at 16. More on this issue Our work on voter ID More briefings on this topic Download this briefing as a PDF...
Posted 28 Jun 2017
Download Submisison (511.2KB pdf) The Electoral Reform Society is an independent campaigning organisation working to champion the rights of voters and build a better democracy in Britain. The Society welcomes the growing consensus that...
Posted 14 Feb 2017
Download Submission (388.5KB pdf) ‘Is the House of Lords an effective second chamber?’ January 10th, 2017 Electoral Reform Society submission to Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) Inquiry on the Size and Composition of...
Posted 10 Jan 2017
Download Briefing (541.1KB pdf) The EU referendum – where we go from here The Electoral Reform Society was, from the start, a key commentator on the conduct and nature of the EU referendum and the...
Posted 04 Jul 2016
Download Briefing (455.9KB pdf) Consideration of Lords amendments (Wednesday 27th April 2016) The ‘opt-in’ and party funding Responses to Lords Amendments 7 and 8 The Society strongly welcomes government amendment (n) – extending the transition...
Posted 27 Apr 2016