This year West Yorkshire Police, Bradford Council's chief executive and returning officer Tony Reeves, electoral fraud experts from the Crown Prosecution Service and the Electoral Commission are co-operating even more closely to ensure the elections are run fairly and safely. It follows eight allegations of impropriety at last year's Bradford Council election, none of which resulted in any action. In addition, a high-profile case is proceeding through the courts with seven men accused of vote-rigging in the run-up to the 2005 general election.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Council Issues Election Fraud Warning
According to The Telegraph & Argus, Bradford Council and the police have issued a warning they will be taking a tough stance on allegations of electoral fraud. The statement comes as more than 50,000 postal ballot papers are being posted out next week across ahead of the forthcoming local elections on Thursday, May 1.
This year West Yorkshire Police, Bradford Council's chief executive and returning officer Tony Reeves, electoral fraud experts from the Crown Prosecution Service and the Electoral Commission are co-operating even more closely to ensure the elections are run fairly and safely. It follows eight allegations of impropriety at last year's Bradford Council election, none of which resulted in any action. In addition, a high-profile case is proceeding through the courts with seven men accused of vote-rigging in the run-up to the 2005 general election.
This year West Yorkshire Police, Bradford Council's chief executive and returning officer Tony Reeves, electoral fraud experts from the Crown Prosecution Service and the Electoral Commission are co-operating even more closely to ensure the elections are run fairly and safely. It follows eight allegations of impropriety at last year's Bradford Council election, none of which resulted in any action. In addition, a high-profile case is proceeding through the courts with seven men accused of vote-rigging in the run-up to the 2005 general election.
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