Fatal motion that would have prevented spend of new register next year rejected despite Electoral Commission’s warningsDavid Cameron’s reforms to the voting system have narrowly survived an attempt to slay them off in the House of Lords,despite warnings from the Electoral Commission that people could be disenfranchised.
Peers rejected a fatal motion that would have stopped the Conservatives bringing forward spend of a new electoral register to December 2016, even though it contains up to 1.9 million fewer names than the passe register.
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Source: theguardian.com