Proceeding contribution from Geraldine Smith (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06.
Electoral Administration Bill
Surely the problem is not the integrity of the register. In all my years in politics, I have not found evidence of widespread fraud and large numbers of people on the register who should not be on it. What I have found is many people who wanted to vote but who could not do so because they were not on the register. Surely we must address that issue first, and give local authorities more resources to get people on the register and to carry out the checks to make sure they should be there.
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- 441 c346
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- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Databases Armed forces Administration Absent voting Costs Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Donors Expenditure Electoral Commission Electoral register National insurance Pilot schemes Northern Ireland Prisoners Political parties Proof of identity Registration Voting methods
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- Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
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