Electoral Administration Act 2006

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Electoral Administration Act 2006 [1]
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Long title An Act to make provision in relation to the registration of electors and the keeping of electoral registration information; standing for election; the administration and conduct of elections and referendums; and the regulation of political parties.
Citation 2006 c. 22
Introduced by Harriet Harman [2]
Territorial extent England and Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent 11 July 2006
Commencement Multiple dates [3]
Other legislation
Amends Act of Settlement 1701
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Electoral Administration Act 2006 [1] (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed on 11 July 2006.

Contents

Among its main provisions, the act:

Some of its provisions came into effect upon it receiving assent, [11] with other provisions commencing on other dates. [3]

Coordinated Online Record of Electors

The proposed Coordinated Online Record of Electors [12] was never established, and plans for it were shelved by the coalition government in 2011. [13] The legal framework was later repealed by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 79 of this Act.
  2. "HC Hansard Vol. 437 No. 42 Col. 169". 11 October 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  3. 1 2 "The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2008", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 13 May 2008, SI 2008/1316, retrieved 25 January 2022
  4. "VIEWS SOUGHT ON A NEW RECORD OF ELECTORS". Local Government Chronicle . 14 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  5. "Stalking victims given anonymity". BBC News. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. "Polling stations under review". Telegraph & Argus. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. "Open Rights Group will monitor UK elections with thirty observers". Open Rights Group. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. "AGE OF CANDIDACY TO BE REDUCED TO 18". Local Government Chronicle . 28 January 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  9. This power was exercised in 2006 to extend the period to three years. "The Service Voters' Registration Period Order 2006", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2006/3406, retrieved 25 January 2022
  10. "Political loans guidance drawn up". BBC News. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  11. per Section 77 of the Act
  12. "The Co-ordinated Online Record of Electors (CORE) – The implementation of national access arrangements" (PDF). Department for Constitutional Affairs. 14 December 2005. CP 29/05. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  13. "£11 million saved as electors database plan abandoned". Government of the United Kingdom. 18 July 2011.