The Electoral Commission

We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a: 🗳️ Senior Communications Officer (Public Affairs) 🗳️ Finance Analyst 🗳️ Financial Planning and Analysis Accountant 🗳️ Business Applications & Data Manager Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eX-SEbYc

‘Elections are a brilliant opportunity to have your say. They don’t come around often, so don’t miss the opportunity.' Our Head of External Communications, Niki Nixon, was interviewed by Simple Politics on voter registration, voter ID and preparing for the next general election.🗳️ Listen here (starts 15:08): https://lnkd.in/efAtde-g

A massive part of the work of The Electoral Commission is making sure voters are able to participate in elections, and of course it’s game over for anyone if they’re not on the electoral register in the first place. The period of our new-look voter registration campaign ahead of the 2 May elections has seen over 1 million applications to register, exceeding expectations and a massive step forward - for us, for the parties and campaigners out campaigning for votes, for the local authorities who drive electoral registration locally, and for our charity partners who help us reach audiences who face barriers to participation. It’s a collaborative team effort to drive engagement and I’m hugely proud of our contribution towards making it happen. Future reform of registration is vital - and is already on the agenda of the government in Wales - to more automatically get voters on the register and remove this practical barrier. We’ll be continuing to make the case for reform, making better use of available data; but for now our focus is on the polls in just over two weeks’ time.

We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a: 🗳️ Senior Communications Officer (Public Affairs) 🗳️ Finance Analyst 🗳️ Financial Planning and Analysis Accountant Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eX-SEbYc

Our Director of Communications, Craig Westwood, has spoken to the Big Issue about the importance of voting and how to register if you are experiencing homelessness. 🗳️ Voting is an important right including for people experiencing homelessness and the lack of a fixed address is not a barrier to voting. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eejz_r7E

With elections coming up on 2 May - make sure #YourVoteMatters by using it yourself and not letting someone else take that power from you or anyone else. We’ve teamed up with The Electoral Commission to help prevent #ElectoralFraud and help you know the signs to spot. Has someone you know been intimidated or bribed in order to influence their postal vote, or has someone they know impersonated them to use their vote? If you’re worried and have info that could help stop electoral fraud, tell our charity what you know. We keep you 100% anonymous, so no-one will ever find out you spoke up. Click to learn more about the warning signs to spot and to speak up today: https://lnkd.in/dQM7EVze

We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a: 🗳️ Contract Management Specialist 🗳️ Senior Adviser - Improvement Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eX-SEbYc

We're pleased to have worked with The Electoral Commission to encourage more Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people to register to vote. ✍️You can register by 16 April. 💌If you won't be able to get to a polling station, make sure to apply for a postal vote by 17 April too. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dBR7ZwQ

This week the Electoral Commission Wales team moved into a new office in the heart of Cardiff city centre. You can find us at our new location: Floor 3, James William House, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BD.

We’re recruiting! We’re looking for a: 🗳️ Senior Adviser - Improvement 🗳️ Procurement Lead Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eX-SEbYc