Voting Archives - Stroud District Green Party

Support for reform of voting system is overwhelming, community survey shows

21st September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton

Responses to a survey asking local people for their views on the First Past the Post voting system showed that there is overwhelming support for electoral reform. Green member Alan Mossman and Green town councillor Adrian Oldman were among activists from campaign group Make Votes Matter (MVM), who held a stall at the Painswick Feast […]

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Councillor Steve Hynd on Elections Bill - "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his/her country" Article 21: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Hundreds of local people could lose right to vote under unfair Elections Bill, warn Greens

2nd September 2021 / 2nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton

Hundreds of voters who live in the Stroud area could lose their right to vote if the government’s Elections Bill, which goes back to the House of Commons for its second reading on 7 September, becomes law, Stroud District Green Party is warning. “The Bill’s stated aim is to ensure that UK elections remain ‘secure, […]

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