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UK Poll Body Says Targeted By "Hostile Actors" In Cyberattack
Britain's Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had been targeted in a complex cyber incident first identified last October, which involved its systems being accessed by "hostile actors."
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UK PM Boris Johnson Faces Formal Probe Over Apartment Renovation Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission began an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed.
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Laws Governing Upcoming British Election Not Fit: Electoral Commission
Laws governing the upcoming British election are not fit for purpose and steps by Facebook and Google to increase transparency around digital adverts are not a substitute for reform, the Electoral Commission said.
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United Kingdom's Official Brexit Campaign Fined, Case Referred To Police
Britain's official Brexit campaign, Vote Leave, has been fined for breaking spending rules in the 2016 EU membership referendum, the Electoral Commission said Tuesday, adding that it had referred the case to the police.
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British Voters To Show Photo IDs During Local Polls
In a bid to counter electoral fraud, British government today announced plans to pilot a scheme under which voters would be required to show photo IDs at polling stations during local elections in 2018.
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Britain Opens Probe On UKIP Party Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission opened an investigation on Tuesday into whether the UK Independence Party (UKIP) used EU money for its Brexit campaign in breach of party funding rules.
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Silver Fern Tops New Zealand Flag Referendum
New Zealanders have chosen a silver fern on a black-and-blue background as their preferred option if the South Pacific nation decides to dump Britain's Union Jack from it national banner, officials said today.
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British Voters Warned About Polling Booth Selfies
Election officials in Britain have warned voters not to share pictures taken of themselves in polling booths as they cast ballots on Thursday, warning that a "selfie" could land them in jail.
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2 Million Register to Vote in Britain
More than two million people have registered to vote in the last month in Britain's tightly-contested general election, official figures showed, with the window closing at midnight (2300 GMT) Monday.
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UK Poll Body Says Targeted By "Hostile Actors" In Cyberattack
Britain's Electoral Commission said on Tuesday it had been targeted in a complex cyber incident first identified last October, which involved its systems being accessed by "hostile actors."
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UK PM Boris Johnson Faces Formal Probe Over Apartment Renovation Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission began an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed.
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Laws Governing Upcoming British Election Not Fit: Electoral Commission
Laws governing the upcoming British election are not fit for purpose and steps by Facebook and Google to increase transparency around digital adverts are not a substitute for reform, the Electoral Commission said.
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United Kingdom's Official Brexit Campaign Fined, Case Referred To Police
Britain's official Brexit campaign, Vote Leave, has been fined for breaking spending rules in the 2016 EU membership referendum, the Electoral Commission said Tuesday, adding that it had referred the case to the police.
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British Voters To Show Photo IDs During Local Polls
In a bid to counter electoral fraud, British government today announced plans to pilot a scheme under which voters would be required to show photo IDs at polling stations during local elections in 2018.
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Britain Opens Probe On UKIP Party Funding
Britain's Electoral Commission opened an investigation on Tuesday into whether the UK Independence Party (UKIP) used EU money for its Brexit campaign in breach of party funding rules.
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Silver Fern Tops New Zealand Flag Referendum
New Zealanders have chosen a silver fern on a black-and-blue background as their preferred option if the South Pacific nation decides to dump Britain's Union Jack from it national banner, officials said today.
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British Voters Warned About Polling Booth Selfies
Election officials in Britain have warned voters not to share pictures taken of themselves in polling booths as they cast ballots on Thursday, warning that a "selfie" could land them in jail.
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2 Million Register to Vote in Britain
More than two million people have registered to vote in the last month in Britain's tightly-contested general election, official figures showed, with the window closing at midnight (2300 GMT) Monday.
