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Far from improving access to elections, the government’s own elections bill could leave millions shut out

Elections Bill: Has the government jumped the gun?

Proposals to reform our election laws are like buses. You...

Current Affairs Commentary

Political football: Italy’s party problems go beyond its...

In this guest post, Dylan Difford takes a look at...

Around the World

PM and ministers challenged over plans to disenfranchise...

The Elections Bill ‘is a solution in desperate search of...

Current Affairs Commentary

Government research half of those without photo ID would not apply for free photo ID

On the anniversary of the equal franchise, new...

The 2nd July is the anniversary of the 1928 Equal...

Current Affairs Commentary

For cash-strapped councils, this policy is an expensive distraction

After a council voted to oppose mandatory voter...

A council in Scotland will write to the Prime Minister...

Developments at the ERS

Preferential voting has become the US' most popular and most bipartisan reform idea

As New Yorkers vote in their first preferential...

Voters in New York City were able to participate in...

Around the World

In a two-bloc system, voters decide the relative strengths of factions within the government

The Two-Bloc System: Scandinavia’s Best Kept Secret?

We thought we’d look at a unique aspect of Sweden,...

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ERS General Meeting

The Society’s Council called a General Meeting of members on...

Developments at the ERS

Could the courts shine a light on the...

We’ve long called for an end to the political nepotism...

Current Affairs Commentary

In a General Election, that means tens of thousands of voters being denied a say

Government confirms plans for ‘Elections Bill’ – including...

Among an eclectic mix of changes, the bill will contain...

Current Affairs Commentary

The government is extending political influence over what should be a neutral body

These government plans represent a takeover of our...

Ministers have announced plans that gut the UK’s independent Electoral...

Current Affairs Commentary

There is nothing democratic about these by-elections

While the Conservatives' shock loss in the Chesham and Amersham...

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