Family voting

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Family voting is when family members enter a voting booth together and collude or direct voting intentions. [1]

The organisation Democracy Volunteers has noted the occurrence of family voting, for example in elections in the UK, the Netherlands and in Sweden. [2] [1]

In 2023, the United Kingdom passed the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 to make family voting a criminal offence. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "PRELIMINARY STATEMENT – Sweden General Election 09/09/18 Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine ", democracyvolunteers.org, 9 september 2018. Åtkomst den 15 september 2018.
  2. ↑ "SPECIAL REPORT – Netherlands Parliamentary Elections 15/03/17 Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine ", democracyvolunteers.org, 16 mars 2017. Åtkomst den 15 september 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Ballot Secrecy Act", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, 2023 c. 12
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