Electoral Rules and Regulations in UK Law
Legislation
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European Union Referendum Act 2015
... ... The Secretary of State must, by regulations, appoint the day on which the referendum is to be ... at a local government election in any electoral area in Great Britain, ... Rules of court in any part of the United Kingdom may ... ...
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Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021
... ... finance; local government elections; electoral registration and electoral administration; and ... which applies) and the powers to make rules for such elections (sections 5 to 13); ... 27 of the 2000 Act or by virtue of regulations or an order made under Part 2 of that Act; ... ...
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Scotland Act 2016
... ... financing the Electoral Commission, ... by the Commission of copies of regulations made by it or notice of the alteration or ... any form contained in, or in regulations or rules made under, the Representation of the People Acts ... ...
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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014
... ... of State may, after consulting the Electoral Commission, by order— ... the People Act 1983 (parliamentary election rules) ... State for the purposes of making regulations under subsection (4), the Electoral Commission ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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Book Review: General Politics: Personal Representation: The Neglected Dimension of Electoral Systems
... ... and a transformation of the rules, regulations and poli- ... ...
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Election commissions and non-democratic outcomes: Thailand’s contentious 2019 election
Responding to a recent call for more in-depth qualitative studies of electoral management bodies (EMBs), this article examines formally independent EMBs by using the example of the Election Commiss...... ... more in-depth qualitative studies of electoral management bodies (EMBs), this article examines ... (4)the elite searched for suitable form of rules to protect its own power and interests (for more, ... with the new electoral rules and regulations. For example, they launched an investigation of ... ...
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Elections in Africa: A Fading Shadow of Democracy?
Elections constitute an important element in liberal democracy. They are a viable means of ensuring the orderly process of leadership succession and change and an instrument of political authority ...... ... Apparently, elections and the electoral processare the major victims in this tendency ... policeforce; the latter involve the rules, procedures and activities relating to the ... , subver-sion of electoral rules and regulations, abuse of the electioneering process, ... ...
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A Review of the Electoral Process under Ghana's Fourth Republic
... ... The Legal Framework ... The laws, regulations, rules and policies, norms and principles that form the framework of ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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General Election 2017: comply with the campaigning rules
The General Election campaigning rules have kicked in – and apply retrospectively back to 9 June 2016 and until 8 June 2017. Businesses need to review both past and future publications, events and ...... ... regulated period to ensure compliance with the widely-drafted regulations on controlled expenditure ... As a result of the EU Referendum last ... Election only having been announced on 18 April 2017, the Electoral Commission has confirmed that the regulated campaign period commenced on 9 ... ...
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An Employers Guide To Employee Representative Elections For Collective Redundancy Consultations And Other Workforce Representative Requirements (ICE; PEA; JCC; EWC; SNB; TUPE; PSC; HSCER)
... ... Regulations (TUPE) ... Information and Consultation of ... expert, impartial assistance of Electoral Reform Services (ERS) ... to conduct ... The rules ... concerning when TUPE applies are ... ...
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Regulated Campaign Spending, and Can Companies and Charities Unknowingly be in Breach of the UK Lobbying Act?
The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (the “Act”) began to bite for the first time on 19 September 2014 (at least those parts relating to elect...... ... (“Form TP1”) by post or email to the Electoral Commission ... Although only basic information ... that do not comply with the new regulations could be required to pay a fine and to take steps ... appreciating that you were in breach of the rules, what should you do? ... Was the campaigning ... ...
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Election '24: The Data Protection Considerations Of Political Campaigning (Part Two)
... ... transparent way ... What are the rules? ... Broadly, there are two key regimes that ... Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations ... ("PECR") - these set out the rules in ... cover the use of personal data from the electoral register (since ... the use of this data for ... ...
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