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Behind the ballot box—misconduct

Published on: 27 April 2015

Table of contents

  • What is the legal framework surrounding misconduct in the context of elections?
  • What forms can electoral misconduct usually take?
  • How widespread an issue is electoral misconduct in an average election?
  • How does the election process in the UK affect levels of electoral misconduct? Is it more or less vulnerable to election misconduct than election models in other jurisdictions?
  • If misconduct is suspected, what happens next? What processes, sanctions and consequences can arise as a result?

Article summary

Public Law analysis: Despite electoral misconduct being a rare phenomenon, it will always remain a serious issue. Sarah Birch of the University of Glasgow, and bob Watt of the University of Buckingham consider the potential for misconduct and the rules and precedents that help bring misconduct to light.

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