That this House notes the improved security
of ballots in Northern Ireland following implementation
of the Electoral
Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 which has also resulted in increased
levels of voter registration; further notes the successful prosecutions for electoral
fraud in Slough, Peterborough and Birmingham; further notes the 2007 Council
of Europe investigation into electoral
fraud in the UK and the recent report entitled Purity
of Elections in the UK: Causes for Concern, published by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd which highlights how vulnerable the electoral system is to electoral
fraud; and calls on the Government to improve electoral security across the rest
of the UK.
Espaillat refused to elaborate on the
voter -
fraud charges he
leveled against the Board
of Elections a few days ago, but said he would «fully» cooperate with other organizations still investigating.