Reports
July 01, 2026
Domestic Observations, England, Scotland, Wales
Continuing Voter ID challenges in 2026 Elections
Democracy Volunteers observed the electoral process in all of the new Welsh Senedd constituencies, 61 Scottish Parliamentary constituencies as well as every London Borough and numerous other councils across...
May 16, 2026
Iceland, International Observations
Expert Observer Team Deployed to Iceland Elections
Democracy Volunteers' election experts have been in Iceland assessing the municipal elections across the country.
May 07, 2026
Democracy Volunteers, Domestic Observations
Observers Deployed from Orkney to Ynys Môn & from Isleworth to the Isle of Wight
Democracy Volunteers has deployed observers across Great Britain for the largest election observation since the 2024 UK General Election.
April 29, 2026
Democracy Volunteers
Democracy Volunteers backs Paris ‘Call for Action’ on Election Observation
Our director Dr John Ault has backed the international call to action on election observation. On the 29th of April, within the framework of the New Democratic Pact for...
April 29, 2026
Other
Reflections on reporting from Gorton & Denton
Democracy Volunteers deployed 4 observers, in two teams of two, following the international best practice of the so-called ‘four eyes’…
March 03, 2026
Democracy Volunteers
Breaches of the Secret Ballot and how to prevent them
Democracy Volunteers has been observing elections in the UK for 10 years. We see breaches of the secret ballot across the UK and we think it is important to...
February 26, 2026
Domestic Observations, UK Westminster By-Election
Major Concerns over Family Voting in Gorton and Denton Poll
'Today we have seen concerningly high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton. Based on our assessment of today’s observations, we have seen the highest levels of family...
February 18, 2026
International Observations, Netherlands
DV Argues: “Dutch Should End On-Demand Proxy Voting”
Democracy Volunteers deployed observers across the Netherlands for the parliamentary elections in October. Deploying 32 observers and experts, 25 of whom were based in the European Netherlands and the...