A Bill to impose certain duties upon Her Majesty’s Government to ensure the accuracy, completeness and utility of electoral registers; to make provision for the sharing of data for the purposes of electoral registration; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Judith CumminsLabour (Co-op)
4 May 2021
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The Automatic Electoral Registration Bill would require the government to improve how the voters’ register is kept, making it more accurate, complete and useful. It also allows data held by public bodies to be shared to help with electoral registration, with the aim of moving towards automatic or easier registration where possible.
Currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. It had its first reading in June 2020 and would proceed to further stages if it progresses.
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16 Jun 2020
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
