Electoral Rules and Regulations in UK Law
Legislation
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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) ; ... (c) ... 27 of the 2000 Act or by virtue of regulations or an order made under Part 2 of that Act;(b) ... ...
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The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016
... ... Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, ... (Representation) Act 2003 ;(n) the Electoral Administration Act 2006 ;(o) the Political ... ...
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Scotland Act 2016
... ... in relation to—(i) financing the Electoral Commission,(ii) preparation, laying and ... 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 ... ...
- Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
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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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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 process are the major victims in this tendency ... police force; the latter involve the rules, procedures and activities relating to the ... , subver- sion of electoral rules and regulations, abuse of the electioneering process, voters’ ... ...
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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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Researching Electoral Administration in America: Insights from the ‘Post-Florida’ Era
This article reviews four new additions to the growing literature on electoral administration. It argues that each book adds usefully to the literature, but that there remains an absence of cross-n...... ... integrity of the system requires ‘fair and impartial rules"’ for conducting elections. Elections should also be characterised\xC2" ... , highlights the importance of ballot access regulations. Taken together, this is an important ... ...
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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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Better Late Than Never? Late Applications Under The Community Right To Buy
... ... community body under the late application rules that apply to a Community Right to Buy ... the community than the 10% of the electoral roll required for a timeous application; and ... are further Community Right to Buy regulations in the pipeline. The Community Empowerment ... ...
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