Dear John,

Here's your roundup of the latest and best news and comment from the Electoral Reform Society site. This week we've had a look at how the Supplementary Vote works and what we need to update in our campaign regulations for a snap election. Enjoy!

All the best,
The Electoral Reform Society team

If neither get into the second round all their votes will be wasted

London mayoral race: Will Rory Stewart’s candidacy ‘split’ the Conservative vote?

But it’s worth remembering that the mayor of London is not elected using the Westminster style First Past the Post system.

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We must ensure that online campaigning does not remain beyond the law

At our Lib Dem fringe, panellists looked at future proofing our campaigning laws

With proportional representation a long-term policy of the Liberal Democrats, we took the opportunity to discuss the wider crisis in our democracy at the Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference in Bournemouth this year...

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The last year of political turmoil is the outcome of a system that has been failing for a long timr

The current crisis has been a long time coming – and Westminster’s system is behind it

It’s easy right now to get caught up in the daily drama of politics – to focus on individuals, and the game playing, and to forget that the current political chaos is all part of a much bigger picture...

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Newspaper round up

BBC Scotland: Our Chief Executive Darren Hughes spoke on BBC Scotland about electoral registration figures (2h55 in)
The Chronicle: As an election looms, new figures reveal one in ten eligible North East voters are not registered
The Times: Up to 900,000 Scots may not be able to vote in snap election
Labour List: Richard Leonard has backed Lords abolition. Labour conference must do the same
The Times: Letters to the Editor: Our voting system corrupts democracy

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