I thank my hon. Friend for that. We need to ensure that we tighten this law now to make it fairer for electors. They would be upset that, having gone to the expense of another election and having come out to vote again, the election result and the will of the people could be affected by such a situation. That is indeed a serious concern. Rather than repeat the excellent arguments made, I rest my case there. I hope that the Government will introduce this change in this Bill to ensure that electors in my constituency never have to have this terrible experience again.
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Meg Hillier
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 June 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Electoral Registration and Administration Bill.
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