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EnactedRoyal Assentc. 37

Elections Act 2022

This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 37 · 28 Apr 2022

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Amendments 40

Committee stage — Lords 20

DisagreedClause 1DeleteClauseOrSchedule

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 1 stand part of the Bill.

Moved: Lord Wallace of SaltaireSponsor: Baroness Chakrabarti, Baroness Warsi, Lord Woolley of Woodford#91600
NotMovedClause 3AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Impact assessment of Schedule 3 on local authority finances

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91903
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Voter registration of private tenants

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91904
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Voter registration of private tenants

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91905
DisagreedClause 2DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Baroness Hayman of Ullock gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 2 stand part of the Bill.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91906
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Impact assessment of Schedule 1 on public finances

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Lord Woolley of Woodford#91907
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Impact assessment of Schedule 1 on local authority finances

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Lord Woolley of Woodford#91908
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated impact of the provisions on voter turnout.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford#91910
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated impact of the provisions on voter turnout.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford, Baroness Lister of Burtersett#91911
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated impact of the provisions on voter turnout.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford, Baroness Lister of Burtersett#91912
NotMovedClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated impact of the provisions on voter turnout.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford#91913
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated impact of the provisions on voter turnout.

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford#91914
WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Schedule 1 must not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to Parliament on the estimated cost of the provisions.”

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher, Lord Woolley of Woodford#91915
WithdrawnClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— Before laying before Parliament any regulations under Schedule 2, the Secretary of State must provide the legislation in draft to any committee of either House of Parliament which the Secretary of State deems relevant.”

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91945
WithdrawnClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Statement on guidance given to registration officers

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Baroness Meacher#91962
WithdrawnClause 4EditBillBody

after “person” insert “knowingly”

Moved: Baroness Hayman of Ullock#91992
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Commonly used names

Moved: Lord Hayward#92021
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Incorrect declaration of local election result

Moved: Lord Hayward#92031
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Subscription of local election nomination paper

Moved: Lord Hayward#92032
WithdrawnClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Evidence of full name

Moved: Lord Hayward#92033

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “a local government election in Scotland or Wales” and insert “an election in Scotland or Wales under the local government Act”

Moved: Lord True#92696
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “a local government election in Scotland or Wales” and insert “an election in Scotland or Wales under the local government Act”

Moved: Lord True#92697
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “a local government election in Scotland or Wales” and insert “an election in Scotland or Wales under the local government Act”

Moved: Lord True#92698
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “an elector or proxy for an elector” and insert “a person”

Moved: Lord True#92699
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “an elector or proxy for an elector” and insert “a person”

Moved: Lord True#92700
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “an elector or proxy for an elector” and insert “a person”

Moved: Lord True#92701
AgreedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out “is guilty of undue influence if the person” and insert “(“P”) is guilty of undue influence if P”

Moved: Lord True#92702
AgreedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “a local government election in England” and insert “an election in England under the local government Act”

Moved: Lord True#92703
AgreedClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “a local government election in Scotland or Wales” and insert “an election in Scotland or Wales under the local government Act”

Moved: Lord True#92704
DisagreedClause 12DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 12

Moved: Baroness Hayman of UllockSponsor: Lord Shipley, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, Lord Kerslake#92711
DisagreedClause 12AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Automatic voter registration

Moved: Lord Woolley of WoodfordSponsor: Lord Rennard, Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle#92721
WithdrawnClause 1DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 1

Moved: Lord Woolley of WoodfordSponsor: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#92723
AgreedClause 10AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Candidate nomination paper: commonly used names

Moved: Lord Hayward#92733
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— In section 5 of PPERA (reports on elections etc), after subsection (2A) insert—

Moved: Lord Holmes of RichmondSponsor: Lord Blunkett#92738
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— after paragraph (7) insert—

Moved: Lord Holmes of RichmondSponsor: Lord Blunkett#92739
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “paragraph (3A)(b)” and insert “this paragraph”

Moved: Lord Holmes of RichmondSponsor: Lord Blunkett#92740
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

after “37” insert “(including in relation to voting secretly)”

Moved: Lord Holmes of RichmondSponsor: Lord Blunkett#92741
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

after “vote” insert “independently”

Moved: Lord Holmes of RichmondSponsor: Lord Blunkett#92742
WithdrawnClause 8AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Security of the vote

Moved: Lord Hayward#92751
WithdrawnClause 3DeleteClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 3

Moved: Baroness Quin#92756