Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Thursday, 10 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 36 members in total.

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INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS

That this House expresses its deep concern at allegations of cheating and stealing votes in the all-postal vote pilot areas; believes that if the Electoral Commission find the election to be seriously contaminated the Government should reverse the decision already taken to have all-postal voting in the forthcoming referendums on regional assemblies; further believes that all postal voting is more open to fraud than secret voting in a polling station and, with that in mind, urges the Government to consider other ways of boosting turnout at elections by, for example, declaring polling day a public holiday or having voting at weekends with voters being rewarded in some way by the State for participating in the election.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS (1338A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Caroline Spelman (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Wednesday, 30 June 2004. It has been signed by 5 members in total.

leave out from 'example' to end, and add 'returning to the traditional British voting system of First Past the Post - which in European Parliamentary elections would help increase turnout by restoring the constituency link between MEPs and their electors.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1338 

1338A1 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Absent voting Voting behaviour Election offences

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk