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Annual electoral canvass measures changed due to coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Published on: 09 June 2020

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LNB News 09/06/2020

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Issue Date: 09 June 2020

Published Date: 09 June 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, has announced new measures to address the unique challenges this year’s electoral canvass faces due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During the annual canvass electoral administrators update their electoral rolls confirming the details of electors who should be added or removed. The date for this year’s revised registers to be published, will be extended from 1 December 2020 to February 2021.

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