Independent charity Crimestoppers and the Electoral Commission are calling on the public to be aware of the threat of electoral fraud, as the UK prepares for a General Election on Thursday 8 June. The three-week campaign, which launched on the 1 June, highlights the tell-tale signs of electoral fraud. This includes intimidating or bribing voters, stealing postal or proxy votes, voting as someone else, tampering with ballot papers or postal ballot packs, or asking someone to reveal their marked…

The May 2015 polls were well-run overall with high levels of voter satisfaction, finds a report by the Electoral Commission. It makes a number of recommendations, following lessons learnt from the General Election, including that the registration system should meet voters’ expectations following the successful introduction of online registration by also letting voters check if they are registered online. The Electoral Commission’s report found that: Nine in ten people surveyed (91%) said the elections in May were well-run. Nearly all…