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Proceeding contribution from Oliver Heald (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 November 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06.

Electoral Administration Bill

We support the creation of the new offence of providing false information when registering or applying for a postal or proxy vote. The amendment would add the word, ““knowingly””. We tabled it as a probing amendment to find out whether householders who act in error but in good faith would be able to mount a defence in the courts. As most defences have a mental element, we are simply asking the Minister what the situation is in this case.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
439 c268 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Armed forces Death Candidates Administration Absent voting Fraud Elections Electronic voting Electoral Commission Electoral register General elections National insurance Pilot schemes Northern Ireland Personation Proof of identity Registration Voting behaviour Voting methods Timetables
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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