Local authorities want assurances from the government that funding for running elections will not be ring fenced. The Local Government Association is calling for councils to have flexibility as part of its response to the Electoral Commission report “Voting for Change”.The LGA wants more commitment from government to modernising the electoral process, making it safe and secure and to give voters options on how they cast their ballot. It is also concerned about the prospect of all postal ballots and about what it fears may be the government’s lack of commitment to funding electoral services. The LGA says authorities must have the flexibility to run local elections without the restrictions of ring fencing that would fail to take local circumstances into account.
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