Elections in UK Law
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R (Miller and Another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union; Re McCord's application
... ... The first was the European Assembly Elections Act 1978, which contained in section 6 a stipulation that no new treaty providing for an increase in the powers of the European Assembly (as it then ... ...
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Robinson v Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
... ... 2 For half a century Northern Ireland enjoyed devolved government under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Under that Act elections were held and governments formed on straightforward majoritarian principles. Since, throughout the period, supporters of one (unionist) party were ... ...
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R (Miller and Another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
... ... These include the right to stand for selection or, later, for election to the European Parliament and the right to vote in such elections (see paragraph 69 below). The right to seek a reference to the CJEU is another example. So is the right to seek to persuade the EU Commission to take ... ...
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R (Wheeler) v Office of the Prime Minister
... ... That power is, however, circumscribed in a relevant respect by statute. Section 12 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 provides that no treaty which provides for an increase in the powers of the European Parliament is to be ratified by the United Kingdom ... ...
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Shindler and Another v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Another
... ... section 2 of the EU Referendum Act 2105 ("the 2015 Act") which, by virtue of adopting certain franchise rules for UK Parliamentary elections, excludes from the franchise for the EU Referendum UK citizens who have moved abroad and were last registered to vote in the UK more than 15 years ... ...
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R (The Good Law Project) v Electoral Commission
... ... 1 The issue in this case is whether the Electoral Commission (the statutory body responsible for overseeing elections and referendums in the UK) has correctly interpreted the law which limited spending by participants in connection with the referendum held in June ... ...
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Arron Banks v Carole Cadwalladr
... ... (The NCA subsequently reported that there was no evidence that any criminal offences had been committed under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (‘PPERA’) or company law by Mr Banks (see paragraph 400 below.) ... 90 For the reasons I have given, I accept ... ...
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R (The Good Law Project) v Electoral Commission
... ... 2 The law governing the conduct of the 2016 referendum is contained in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“PPERA”) as modified by the European Union Referendum Act 2015 (“EURA”) ... 3 That ... ...
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Susan Wilson v The Prime Minister
... ... 6 With necessary modifications, the 2015 Act adopted the existing regulatory framework for elections and referendums set out in the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”), which lays down rules for participation, ... ...
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The 3Million Ltd v The Minister for the Cabinet Office
... ... 2 This claim concerns the arrangements relating to the holding of the European Parliamentary elections on 23 May 2019. The first claimant is a company which campaigns for the rights of European Union nationals in the United Kingdom. The third to ... ...
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