Ballot Secrecy Act 2023

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Ballot Secrecy Act 2023
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title An Act to make provision for ensuring the secrecy of ballots cast in polling stations at elections; and for connected purposes.
Citation 2023 c. 12
Introduced by Paul Bristow (Commons)
Lord Hayward (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent 2 May 2023 (2023-05-02)
Other legislation
Amends
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (c. 12) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

Passage

The Ballot Secrecy Bill was introduced in the House of Lords as a private member’s bill by Lord Hayward on 26 May 2022. [1] It completed its Lords stages on 30 November 2022. Paul Bristow sponsored the bill in the House of Commons and it was given a second reading on 9 December 2022 without substantive debate. [2]

The intention behind the bill was to prevent family voting. [1]

Provisions

The bill has one substantive clause, that amends section 60 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 [1] to make it a criminal offence to be "near a polling booth when another person is at that booth" with the intention"to influence that other person to vote in a particular way or to refrain from voting". [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 This article incorporates text published under the United Kingdom Open Parliament Licence : Winchester, Nicole (11 July 2022). Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]: HL Bill 15 of 2022–23 (Report). House of Lords Library. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ↑ This article incorporates text published under the United Kingdom Open Parliament Licence : Johnston, Neil; Robertson, Tomas; Little, Paul (21 March 2023). Ballot Secrecy Bill (HL) (Report). House of Commons Library. CDP-0070 (2023). Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ballot Secrecy Act: Section 1", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 2023 c. 12 (s. 1)
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