Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 121725

Secret Ballot

Tabled: 18 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Electoral Commission will ensure that polling stations in the May 2026 local elections display visible posters on the secrecy

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright

Electoral law prescribes which official notices must be displayed in polling stations. This includes the ‘guidance for voters’ notice which explains that voting is secret and voters should not let anyone see how they have voted. The Commission’s guidance ...

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