Northern Ireland Affairs - First Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 December 2004.
Contents
Terms of Reference
Report
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Background
The reasons for introducing the Electoral
Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
The provisions of the Electoral Fraud (Northern
Ireland) Act 2002
3 Impact of the Electoral Fraud (Northern
Ireland) Act 2002
Successful in eliminating fraud?
The decline in registered voters
The difference between the registers of August
and December 2002
Subsequent developments in the Electoral
Register
A spiral of continuous structural decline
in the register?
Adverse impacts
Young people
Socially and economically deprived groups
People with physical disabilities and learning
disabilities
Causes for the declining number of registered
voters
The removal of the carry-forward mechanism
Eligible voters not returning registration
forms
Individual vs. household registration
Voter apathy and alienation
Publicity and education
Electoral process issues
The requirement for photographic ID
Holding elections in the annual canvass period
4 The institutional structure
The Electoral Commission and the Electoral
Office of Northern Ireland
Funding of the EONI
The relationship between the EONI and the
Electoral Commission
5 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
Reports from the Northern Ireland Affairs
Committee since 2001
ORAL EVIDENCE
Wednesday 7 July 2004
WRITTEN EVIDENCE
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