Electoral Administration Bill

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Electoral Administration Bill

Electoral Administration Bill

AS AMENDED IN THE COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE B

Contents
Part 1
Co-ordinated on-line record of electors
1
CORE schemes: establishment
2
Use of CORE information
3
CORE scheme grants
4
Electoral Commission
5
CORE schemes: supplemental
6
CORE schemes: procedure
7
Amendment of the 1983 Act
8
Interpretation of Part
Part 2
Registration of electors
9
Registration officers: duty to take necessary steps
10
Anonymous registration
11
Alterations of registers: pending elections
12
Determinations by registration officers and objections
Part 3
Anti-fraud measures
13
Registration: personal identifiers
14
Personal identifiers
15
Personal identifiers: piloting
16
Evaluation of personal identifier pilots
17
Revision of personal identifier provisions in consequence of pilot
18
Offences as to false registration information
Part 4
Review of polling places
19
Review of polling places

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Part 5
Standing for election
20
Minimum age
21
Certain Commonwealth citizens
22
Nomination procedures
23
Description of independent candidates
Part 6
Conduct of elections etc.
Election timetables
24
Omission of references to Maundy Thursday
Nomination
25
Use of candidates’ common names
26
Candidate not to stand in more than one constituency
27
Offences as to false statements in nomination papers
Death of candidate
28
Death of candidate
Election expenses
29
Amount of expenses which may be incurred by third party
30
Return as to election expenses
31
Meaning of election expenses for purposes of the 1983 Act
Observation of elections etc.
32
Discretion to report on certain elections
33
Observation of proceedings and working practices
Ballot papers
34
Ballot paper design
35
Replacement of counterfoils
Assistance for voters etc.
36
Translations etc. of certain documents
37
Assistance for certain postal voters
Circumstances in which votes may be tendered
38
Tendered votes in certain circumstances

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Offences related to voting
39
Undue influence
40
Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes
Access to election documents
41
Control of documents after parliamentary election
42
Access to other election documents
43
Access to other election documents: contravention of regulations
44
Access to other election documents: supplementary
45
Marked postal voters list
Correction of procedural errors
46
Returning officers: correction of procedural errors
Miscellaneous amendments
47
Miscellaneous amendments of the 1983 Act
Part 7
Regulation of parties
Registration of parties
48
Registered names of parties
49
Political party descriptions
50
Confirmation of registered particulars
51
Removal from register of registered parties
52
Time for registration of parties fielding candidates
Accounting requirements
53
Requirements as to statements of account
54
Time for delivery of unaudited accounts to Electoral Commission
Control of donations
55
Policy development grants to be donations
56
Exemption from requirement to prepare quarterly donation reports
57
Repeal of section 68 of the 2000 Act
58
Register of donations to include details of nature of donation
59
Northern Ireland: disapplication of Part 4 of the 2000 Act
Campaign expenditure
60
Campaign expenditure: standing for more than one party
61
Time limit for claims in respect of campaign expenditure
Referendum and election material
62
Details to appear on referendum and election material

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Part 8
Miscellaneous
Funding for election services
63
Performance of local authorities in relation to elections etc.
64
Funding of services and expenses of returning officers
Encouraging electoral participation
65
Encouraging electoral participation
Criminal proceedings
66
Time limit for prosecutions
67
Restriction on powers of arrest by persons other than constables
Part 9
General
68
Miscellaneous amendments and repeals
69
Financial provision
70
Interpretation
71
Commencement
72
Extent
73
Short title
Schedule 1   —
Amendments
Part 1   —
Anonymous registration
Part 2   —
Alteration of registers: pending elections
Part 3   —
Standing for election
Part 4   —
Omission of references to Maundy Thursday
Part 5   —
Conduct of elections
Part 6   —
Miscellaneous
Schedule 2   —
Repeals

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