Question follow-through · 116490
Ballot Secrecy Act 2023
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.
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- Answering body
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
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.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
The 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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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