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Oral statement by Scottish Secretary Alister Jack to the House of Commons today in relation to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Keynote speech from Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, at the Institute for Government annual conference
Somaliland international partners visited Hargeisa to discuss the next steps and timelines for Somaliland’s elections.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Ambassador Kate Foster met with President Said Abdullahi Deni, where they discussed progress towards the One Person One Vote election.
New laws announced in the Queen’s Speech will strengthen the integrity of UK elections and protect our democracy from fraud and intimidation
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, has written to Michael Russell MSP
International partners signed a joint statement welcoming the dialogue between the Jubaland administration and the leadership of the Jubaland Council for Change.
Local, mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2020 are postponed.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington has written to the Electoral Commission, the Wales Electoral Coordination Board and the Scottish Elections Management Board.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A speech by the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon David Mundell MP, marking the 20th anniversary of the Scotland Act 1998.
The Scottish Secretary, David Mundell, brings the final uncommenced section of the Scotland Act 2016 into force
The Houses of Parliament have passed government proposals for changes to anonymous voter registration.
The government will consult on plans to remove personal information from ballot paper and new electoral law offence.
Chris Skidmore, Minister for the Constitution, hosted the inaugural Electoral Summit yesterday, 11 December 2017.
Writing in The Times, Skidmore explained there will be a cross-party inquiry into intimidation and abuse of general election candidates.
This independent report makes recommendations about how the government can prevent electoral fraud in the UK.
The government will trial ID in polling stations to stop electoral fraud, with voters being asked for identification before they can vote.
Today Chris Skidmore visited the University of Sheffield to see firsthand how an innovative project to encourage students to register to vote is having a direct impact.
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