Thursday, January 14, 2010

Fears for election as law fails to curb ballot fraud - Times Online

Fears for election as law fails to curb ballot fraud - Times Online:

Ministers are under mounting pressure to combat voting fraud at this year’s general election after evidence of continuing abuse emerged.

The demand from the Electoral Commission coincides with its latest report, which shows that 48 cases of alleged electoral fraud were investigated by the police after the European and council elections last year.

By the end of November, 17 of these cases remained under investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service or the Crown Office in Scotland.

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