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With parliament back, our focus is on the Elections Bill, which returns to parliament on Monday. This dangerous piece of legislation will ban those without the right ID from voting, give ministers new power over the work of the Electoral Commission and impose First Past the Post on Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

We've been working closely to brief MPs on the obvious flaws in this legislation and have been amongst those leading the campaign to urge the government to stop and rethink this bill.

All the best,
The Electoral Reform Society team

The Elections Bill will hand huge powers to the government over our elections

The government should stop and re-think the Elections Bill as it returns to the Commons

The government’s Elections Bill returns to the House of Commons on Monday despite the opposition against their plans growing from all sides of the chamber.

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As Portugal heads to the polls – how do Portuguese elections work?

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MPs propose proportional representation amendments to the Elections Bill

On Monday MPs have a chance to pass an Elections Bill that actually works

Opposition MPs have tabled amendments on reforming our voting system that would improve our elections for voters across the country.

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How are Presidents elected around Europe?

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Not what it says on the tin: 8 political parties that could do with a name change

There are some parties you come across where there is a total disconnect between the name and the party. Names that are so counter-intuitive or perplexing that you can only wonder why they haven’t changed it.

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