Democracy Volunteers deployed more than 200 observers, and support team, of the over 300 Democracy Volunteers observers accredited with the UK’s Electoral Commission. These deployed across all the four nations of the UK on 5th May 2022. These observers formed teams of two, and attended 1,723 polling stations: England: 972Northern Ireland: 436Scotland: 285Wales: 30 These … Continue reading FINAL REPORT – UK Local and Assembly Elections 2022
FINAL REPORT – Scottish Parliament Elections 2021
Overview These elections were very well run by staff who were faced by an extraordinary situation. The Covid security put in place for the elections was impressive and generally followed the recommendations of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland and the UK’s Electoral Commission. The nature of many polling places, especially in smaller communities, can … Continue reading FINAL REPORT – Scottish Parliament Elections 2021
FINAL REPORT – Scottish By-Elections 2020-2021
This project comes at a critical and challenging time not only for elections and elections staff but for wider society, as restrictions on citizens’ freedoms are in place to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Due to this, our observation methodology was altered to reflect these health considerations to ensure the health of the wider … Continue reading FINAL REPORT – Scottish By-Elections 2020-2021
INTERIM STATEMENT – Scottish By-Elections October-November 2020
Democracy Volunteers is the UK's largest election observation group and it has been assessing the recent council by-election in Scotland by attending polling stations and holding meetings with election officials online. Today the group has issued an interim statement on its recommendations ahead of the May Parliamentary elections in Scotland. The final report will be issued once the other by-elections have … Continue reading INTERIM STATEMENT – Scottish By-Elections October-November 2020