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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hanningfield (Conservative) 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

moved Amendment No. 117D:"After Clause 46, insert the following new clause—" ““CHALLENGING ELECTION RESULTS    The ongoing conduct of a police investigation into an election shall not prevent that election result being open to challenge by way of an election petition.”” The noble Lord said: This amendment would enable an election petition to go ahead as normal in the case where there was a police investigation into an election. It does not seem sensible that an investigation should prevent candidates exercising their right to challenge an election result by way of a petition. I beg to move.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c207GC 
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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