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Schofield's Election Law

Schofield's Election Law

Author: Paul Gribble CBE
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780721914923
Published In: Subscription-type (Contents updated periodically)
Format: Loose-leaf (5 volumes)
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Setting out and explaining the law and practice of elections and referendums in England and Wales, Schofield’s Election Law:

Covers parliamentary, European parliamentary, local, parish and community, Welsh Assembly, Greater London elections and local referendums
Explains who can and cannot be a candidate in an election
Looks at when elections can or must be held
Describes who arequalified voters and how they should be registered
Deals with the roll of the returning officer and the preparation for elections
Goes through the election process, from notice of the election and the poll itself to the count and post-count procedure
Sets out the rights, duties and obligations of candidates and their agents
Examines the procedure for absent voting
Considers a range of offences related to elections, including corrupt and illegal practices
Describes how and when elections can be challenged
Details the registration of political parties
Takes into account referendums and electoral systems, such as first past the vote, single transferable vote, etc
Contains the complete text of all relevant statutes and statutory instruments, presented in their revised form removing the need to track amendments since they were first enacted
Features election case reports
Reproduces election circulars and specimen forms
Includes a fully searchable CD-ROM containing the entire text and has hyperlinks to the relevant legislation in the appendices

Releases will include legislation covering the regulations for Police and Crime Commissioner elections, the implementation of individual electoral registration, and additional amendments to election law together with legislation covering local government referendums and mayoral elections. It is also anticipated that House of Lords reform may make some progress, however, whilst the Law Commission have commenced their review of electoral law in the United Kingdom draft legislation is not expected until 2017 at the earliest.

Volume 1
Commentary
Part 1 – Electoral Areas and Representation
Part 2 – Qualification, Registration and Preparation
Part 3 – Candidature and Agency
Part 4 – Absent Voting
Part 5 – The Election Process
Part 6 – Election Offences
Part 7 – Challenging an Election
Part 8 – Registration of Parties and the Electoral Commission
Part 9 – Referendums and Electoral Systems

Volume 2
Appendix A – Statutes

Volumes 3 and 4
Appendix B – Statutory Instruments

Volume 5
Appendix C – Circulars and Memoranda
Appendix D – Specimen Forms
Appendix E – Election Case Reports