{"id":7782,"date":"2018-03-21T22:57:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2018-03-22T18:03:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T18:03:18","slug":"united-in-protecting-the-right-to-vote-in-tower-hamlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/united-in-protecting-the-right-to-vote-in-tower-hamlets\/","title":{"rendered":"United in protecting the Right to Vote in Tower Hamlets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UnitedTower Hamlets Council today set out the plans in place to deliver a free and fair election in the borough on May 3, as it welcomed government minister Chloe Smith, MP, to the town hall.
\nThe Minister for the Constitution attended a partnership event with representatives of Crimestoppers and the Electoral Commission to raise awareness of their new campaign.
\nThe \u2018Your Vote is Yours Alone\u2019 campaign will educate voters about electoral fraud and ensure they know how to cast their own vote safely in May.
\nIn Tower Hamlets there will be two sets of Elections, for local councillors and the Mayor of the borough.
\nChief Executive at the council and Returning Officer for the elections, Will Tuckley, welcomed the minister to the borough and said: \u201cWe have been preparing for the elections in Tower Hamlets for some time now and they will have some of the strongest processes in place in London to prevent fraud and some of the most robust in the country.
\n\u201cThese measures include exclusion zones around the entrance to polling stations, which has now been recommended nationally as good practice.
\n\u201cWe know that delivering a free and fair election in May requires us to work in partnership, and we\u2019re doing that, working with the Police and Electoral Commission. We also need to work with local people, sharing the plans we have in place, giving them the information they need to ensure they are registered to vote and the confidence that they can place their own vote safely and securely.\u201d
\nSpeaking at the event Minister for the Constitution, Chloe Smith said: \u201cThe Government is committed to making sure that our electoral system is fit for the future. As part of this work, the Cabinet Office has partnered with Crimestoppers and the Electoral Commission on a new campaign to combat electoral fraud during the May elections.
\n\u201cThe Your Vote is Yours Alone campaign is designed to empower electors to recognise and report voter fraud. Ahead of the local elections, we will encourage those who suspect electoral fraud to contact the Crimestoppers helpline who will work with the police to investigate allegations.
\n\u201cI am grateful to Tower Hamlets for hosting this event and for helping to highlight electoral fraud – it\u2019s not a victimless crime and it\u2019s right that together, we do all we can to stamp it out completely.\u201d
\nThe new campaign will feature on social media and poster sites across the country and the borough, as well as on the council’s social media channels.
\nThe council recently launched a reporting tool on its website for local people to raise concerns. It can be found on the council\u2019s website<\/a>
\nYou can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n

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