Written question asked by Lord Rennard (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 May 2018. It was answered by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 May 2018 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
General Election 2017
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to contact Returning Officers responsible for the General Election in 2017 in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, to ask how many tendered ballot papers were issued as a result of people turning up to a polling station to find that their vote had already been cast; and whether they will do so before 8 June when such lists will be destroyed.
- Answer
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The Government has no plans to ask Returning Officers to provide this information. It is for the Returning Officers to ensure they run free and fair elections. It is open to candidates, parties and accredited observers to scrutinise polls and raise any issues. Whilst details of tendered ballot papers issues are recorded at each polling station, numbers are not totalled and there is no requirement to record this number.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL7713
- Session
- 2017-19
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Personation General Election 2017
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2024-02-06 21:13:55 +0000
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