Goplerud, Max (2014) Money or signatures: which is a larger barrier to new parties trying to contest parliamentary elections? Democratic Audit Blog (29 Sep 2014). Website.
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Abstract
A crucial part of any democracy is allowing new parties to form and contest elections. However, there is a consensus that the state may set barriers in order to do so. This implies a tricky balancing act between excluding ‘frivolous’ candidates whilst allowing ‘serious’ new parties to run without undue difficulty. Here, Max Goplerud outlines a working paper that examines this issue. It finds that new parties will likely find signature-based barriers harder to overcome and that 60% of British electoral administrators surveyed would prefer a more restrictive regime than the one currently in force.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 Democratic Audit UK. |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain K Law > KD England and Wales |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2015 08:25 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 19:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63281 |
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