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Lord True, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, sets the record straight on voter identification plans.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New laws announced in the Queen’s Speech will strengthen the integrity of UK elections and protect our democracy from fraud and intimidation
Individual activists will be able to campaign outdoors in a COVID-secure way from 8 March, ahead of the English local elections in May.
Individuals who need to self-isolate because of coronavirus will still be able to vote in the local elections through new emergency proxy voting measures.
An op-ed by Ambassador Nicholas Abbott in Koha Ditore to mark Kosovo Independence Day.
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.
The government has published a detailed evaluation of the 2019 voter ID pilots.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The British Embassy is pleased to announce that it will deploy election observers to Guatemala’s general elections on 16 June.
Colin Byrne and Sarah Hamilton have been appointed as Members of the Boundary Commission for England.
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.
The British Embassy in Guatemala, Prensa Libre and Guatevisión formalized a strategic alliance to develop five forums with university students and political parties nominating candidates for the Presidency of the Republic.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke at Glasgow University on cybersecurity and the UK government's approach to deterring cyber crime.
The British High Commission encourages Nigerians to turn out and vote on Saturday 9 March in elections for State Governorships and State Houses of Assembly.
British High Commissioner to Nigeria issued statement in support of the joint statement issued by heads of the international observer missions about postponement of Nigerian elections.
The statement reminds Nigerians of foreign missions' commitment to support the practice of democracy as the 2019 election campaign begins in the country.
Congresswoman Sara Medina is participating in the conference to discuss how to strengthen visibility, and further empower female parliamentarians to continue to drive change in Honduras and internationally.
Congresswoman Andrea Villagran is participating in the conference to discuss how to strengthen visibility, and further empower women parliamentarians to continue to drive change in Guatemala and internationally.
Women parliamentarians will sit in the House of Commons for an historic event to push for progress on women’s equality.
The government is highlighting the seriousness of the threat of intimidation of candidates and campaigners to the integrity of public life and the electoral process.
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