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• Posted on 28 January 2015 by Tom Hawthorn, Head of Electoral Policy at the Electoral Commission

  Electoral fraud prevention plans under way ahead of May elections

  

  A guest blog from Tom Hawthorn, Head of Electoral Policy at the Electoral Commission: Robust plans are in place ahead of the May elections, but it’s vital voters know what’s acceptable campaigning behaviour and where to report concerns.

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  Tags: Electoral Commission, diversity, election, fraud, guest blog, voting

• Posted on 19 November 2012 by Sir John Curtice, Senior Research Fellow

  What the PCC vote says about British politics today

  

  Never before have so many ballot boxes been filled with so few voting papers. The turnout in the first ever police and crime commissioner elections last week – just under 15% (14.7%) – was by far the lowest ever in an election held across most of the country (just London, Scotland and Northern Irel...

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  Tags: Electoral Commission, PCC election, low turnout