Monday, May 3, 2010

UK - Postal voting surge brings warnings of electoral fraud | Politics | The Guardian

Postal voting surge brings warnings of electoral fraud | Politics | The Guardian:

Police have received at least 50 complaints about serious voter fraud in advance of this week's elections amid warnings that the rapid rise of postal voting is making the system vulnerable to abuse.

Accusations range from political activists putting pressure on people to mark their party's box on the postal vote form, to phantom voters being registered by candidates and their supporters to farm votes. The problems have emerged before most postal votes have been returned.

Most of the alleged abuses relate to the council elections in England, which coincide with the general election. --->>>

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