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Proceeding contribution from Lord Goodhart (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Electoral Administration Bill.

Electoral Administration Bill

I understand what the noble Baroness is after in this amendment and it has some force. First, it is quite plain that any referendum campaign will last more than 28 days, so there is not the same uncertainty as to when the period begins. Any referendum will certainly be announced more than 28 days before it happens. Secondly, there will be considerable difficulty deciding exactly when a referendum campaign has begun. It does not seem to me that the date would be easy to fix. Does it begin when the Government announce a general intention to have a referendum, which may be months ahead, or at some later date and, if so, when?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c190GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Access Disability Data protection Codes of practice Constituencies Candidates Administration Absent voting Costs Design Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Eligibility Donors Expenditure Information Documents Electoral Commission Electoral register Languages Electoral systems Prisoners Political parties Referendums Loans Polling stations Standards Voting behaviour Voting rights Returning officers Timetables Ballot papers
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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