James, Toby S. and Clark, Alistair (2016) So much for #pencilgate: the referendum wasn’t rigged – but Britain’s electoral machinery needs fine-tuning. Democratic Audit Blog (13 Sep 2016). Blog Entry.
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Abstract
Despite widespread fears to the contrary, the EU referendum passed off without major problems. But the vote revealed underlying problems with Britain’s electoral system – most notably the difficulty of registering to vote. Toby S James and Alistair Clark, authors of a new report by the Electoral Commission on the quality of electoral administration at the referendum, say the burden on cash-strapped officials is growing. Indeed, nearly half of local authorities say they don’t have enough funding to maintain the electoral register.
Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
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Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com/ |
Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2017 08:23 |
Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2024 18:25 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69053 |
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