Joint Committee on Human Rights investigates voter ID plansThe ERS’ Dr Jess Garland gave evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday 26 May, on the government’s mandatory voter ID plans announced in the Queen’s Speech. Watch it in full here....Posted 01 Jun 2021
Train drivers’ union becomes latest to join the movement for proportional representationASLEF joins the growing number of unions calling for a more equal voting system for Westminster.Posted 28 May 2021
Lords call for decisive action to slim down the ever-expanding second chamberBuried amidst last week’s fall-out from the Queen’s Speech and the elections was the fourth report of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on the Size of the House. The committee, established in 2016 by Lord Fowler,...Posted 21 May 2021
The government’s own research shows millions of people may lack appropriate voter IDThis week’s Queen’s Speech confirmed that the government would be pushing ahead with the Electoral Integrity Bill. As we’ve outlined before, the bill would require voters to present photo identification at the polling station in...Posted 14 May 2021
Voter ID: 18 leading civil society groups unite to call for dangerous plans to be droppedLeading UK civil society groups have united to challenge plans to block those without ID from voting, in a landmark joint statement co-ordinated by the ERS.Posted 14 May 2021
Queen’s Speech: Senior Conservative brands mandatory voter ID ‘illiberal solution for non-existent problem’The government is planning to introduce legislation that will make it harder for millions of ordinary people to vote.Posted 10 May 2021
First time votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Wales – what Westminster can learnThis week we saw history happen in Wales. After years of ERS Cyrmu campaigning for the rights of 16 and 17 year olds to vote in Wales, the first election with an expanded franchise took...Posted 07 May 2021
These government plans will hit 44m voters with less choice and a weaker voiceMillions of people went to the polls this Thursday in England and Wales to elect PCCs, plus Combined Authority mayors and the London mayor– using the Supplementary Vote system (SV). Posted 07 May 2021
2021 Elections: Millions of voters to get fair representation through PROver 12 million voters have a powerful voice today, with proportional representation used in Wales, Scotland and on the London Assembly. Posted 06 May 2021
How May’s elections for the Senedd Cymru will workOn May 6, more than 2 million voters will be called to elect their 60 representatives in the Senedd / Welsh Parliament. The Senedd was established in 1999, together with the Scottish Parliament, and holds...Posted 04 May 2021