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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-05more like thismore than 2017-07-05
answering body
Cabinet Office remove filter
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Voting Behaviour remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can only vote once in an election. more like this
tabling member constituency North Swindon more like this
tabling member printed
Justin Tomlinson more like this
uin 3241 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>Voting in more than one location at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries an unlimited financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission and look forward to their report on the 2017 General Election.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Kingswood more like this
answering member printed Chris Skidmore more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-11T14:03:26.487Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-11T14:03:26.487Z
answering member
4021
label Biography information for Chris Skidmore more like this
tabling member
4105
label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson more like this