Electoral Commission

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 21:38 UTC

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28 days ago

Blindfolds and wooden balls: Australia fires up its extremely analog election machinery

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 08:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

It can matter which order candidates appear on the ballot paper. That’s why the Australian Electoral Commission takes a very old-fashioned view of its random act of democracy

Polls tracker; election g…

40 days ago

More than 20 Labour MPs now facing criminal action over failing to declare visits by Angela Rayner's battlebus as Election expenses

found 2025 › Mar › 30 (Sun) @ 08:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A dossier identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise it as an expense has been sent by the Conservatives to the Electoral Commission.

60 days ago

Almost half of young people 'trust' social media about politics despite the rise of fake news, poll reveals

found 2025 › Mar › 10 (Mon) @ 07:09 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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A survey of 2,500 11 to 25-year-olds (pictured, file photo) by the Electoral Commission found 44 per cent think social media is trustworthy when it comes to learning about politics.

82 days ago

Tories call for police to expand election expenses probe over Angela Rayner's battle bus

found 2025 › Feb › 16 (Sun) @ 10:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A police investigation into Angela Rayner's election battle bus (pictured) could draw on Electoral Commission documents to establish whether any offences were committed - which the Tories back.

3 months ago

Labour facing probe by UK elections watchdog over 'indirect funding' from EU following £30,000 think tank event

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Electoral Commission said it was considering an issue of 'potential regulatory concern' over a contribution to The Fabian Society, a Labour-linked think tank.

4 months ago

Fresh calls for tightening of political donation rules as Elon Musk mulls giving a huge $100m cash injection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

David Howarth, who served on the Electoral Commission between 2010 and 2018, called for a 'tight cap' on political donations.

Starmer urged to change donation rules amid talk of Musk bankrolling Reform

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Exclusive: Electoral Commission wants prime minister to protect elections from foreign interference

Keir Starmer must strengthen the rules around political donations to protect the electoral system fr…

Starmer must protect elections from foreign interference, says watchdog

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Exclusive: Electoral Commission wants law changed amid concern over Elon Musk’s plan to donate to Reform UK

Keir Starmer must strengthen the rules around political donations to protect the electoral s…

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