The Reformer

Voter ID Required

How government voter ID plans are an expensive...

At a cost of up to £20m per election, this...

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HR1 is one of the most comprehensive attempts at reforming federal election law in US history

How a landmark bill could enhance democracy in...

The 2020 US presidential election and down-ballot races were a...

Around the World

Wales’ planning for the May elections is a...

Key decisions on May's elections in Wales will be driven...

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appg electoral reform

MPs step up parliamentary push for electoral reform...

MPs have launched a fresh effort to reform  Westminster’s undemocratic...

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Scotland, Northern Ireland and now Wales can have local PR, why can’t England?

A bumper year for local elections – but...

Last week, the government announced that the elections on May...

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House of Lords

An unenviable milestone – we must stop the...

This week the House of Lords hit an unenviable milestone...

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People want democracy on the agenda at the May elections

Scotland’s ground-breaking Citizens’ Assembly has wrapped up. What’s...

Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly, a deliberative body made up of...

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Preferential voting is garnering bipartisan support across the US

Bills are being proposed across the US to...

Electoral reform is gaining momentum across the USA as an...

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In Wales and Scotland there has been far greater transparency

Finally, some clarity on England’s local elections

UK ministers have finally confirmed that local elections in England...

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Politics too often feels like a London dominated private members club with citizens locked out

Activists are calling on Keir Starmer to back...

Leading Labour figures and democracy campaigners have urged the Labour...

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Newspapers

ERS in the Press – January 2021

As a new year begins, but the effects of the...

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House of Lords

Why we need more than piecemeal reform of...

The House of Lords is back in the spotlight, with...

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