Weekend voting among changes needed to overhaul UK elections system, officials say
Fewer polling stations and earlier deadline for postal vote applications also recommended to modernise elections
The UK’s elections system needs a fundamental overhaul including weekend voting and a cut in the number of polling stations, the group representing electoral officials has said.
Years of changes in everything from postal voting to mandatory ID, with more reforms planned, has involved “bolting 21st century voter expectations on to 19th century infrastructure”, the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) said.
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