Electoral Law inquiry

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 5 Mar 2019 Closed: 5 Mar 2019 Parliament page
Many of the core elements of the law regulating election campaigns in parliamentary constituencies and local authority wards have not been updated since the nineteenth century. Recent prosecutions and investigations have demonstrated that even many experts are confused about how the law should be applied in practice to modern election … Read more
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
3 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 12 events
1 Nov
2019
Report published
21 Oct
2019
Oral evidence
21 Oct
2019
Correspondence
21 Oct
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
8 Oct
2019
Correspondence
8 Oct
2019
Correspondence
23 Jul
2019
Oral evidence
23 Jul
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
16 Jul
2019
Oral evidence
16 Jul
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2 Jul
2019
Oral evidence
2 Jul
2019
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
21 Oct 2019
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23 Jul 2019
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16 Jul 2019
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2 Jul 2019
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Title HC No. Published Items Response
1st Report - Electoral Law: The Urgent Need for Review HC 244 1 Nov 2019 0
Correspondence 3 letters
21 Oct 2019 To committee Letter from Kevin Foster to the Chair on annual canvas reform, dated 15 October 2019
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8 Oct 2019 To committee Letter from Craig Westwood, Director of Communications and Research, Electoral Commission, on voter ID evaluation, 22 July 2019
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8 Oct 2019 To committee Letter from Kevin Foster MP to Chair, on voter ID evaluation, 22 July 2019
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