Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 116490
Ballot Secrecy Act 2023
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has issued to Electoral Registration Officers on enforcing the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023.
Answer
Sir Jeremy WrightThe right to vote in secret is set out in UK electoral law. The Electoral Commission’s position, outlined in guidance to electoral administrators, has always been that anyone attempting to inappropriately influence how another person votes, or to steal so...
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