Local Authorities And Candidate Electoral Packs

EDM number 1534 in 2008-09, proposed by Bob Spink on 19/05/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Elections.

That this House is concerned at the widely differing practices of local authorities when issuing candidates electoral packs; notes that in some cases documents are only available upon request or withheld from the candidate until after the election; and calls on the Government to instruct the Electoral Commission to ensure there is a consistent system of best practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.