Summary
TOUGH safeguards aimed at stopping political activists "stealing" postal votes were scrapped after pressure from the Labour Party and Tories, Scotland on Sunday can reveal.
A code of conduct drawn up by the Electoral Commission banned party workers from handling ballot papers or acting as witnesses, but this was abandoned following objections from Labour and the Tories. The revelation comes as the first of an estimated 6.5 million postal ballots begin landing on doorsteps this weekend.See the full content of this document
Extract
How Parties Cleared the Way for Poll Fraud
With election rules changed to allow anyone to vote by post at this general election, applications have rocketed, leading to warnings the system is open to widespread fraud.
Today, Scotland on Sunday has the first evidenc...See the full content of this document
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