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Written question asked by Lord Rennard (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 October 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 October 2018. It was answered by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 October 2018 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Elections

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operation of the arrangements under section 46 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 for Returning Officers to correct mistakes made in the counting process after a result has been declared; and how many instances there have been of such corrections being made by Returning Officers since the Act came into force.

Answer

Decisions made under section 46 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 are not reported to be collated centrally. The Government is not aware of any significant issues or abuse relating to section 46. The Government will continue to keep this matter under review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL10741
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Elections
Legislation
Electoral Administration Act 2006
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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