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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Weekend voting among changes needed to overhaul UK elections system, officials say

A sign to a polling station
The Association of Electoral Administrators has said the system as it currently exists is unsustainable and has made dozens of recommendations to improve it. Photograph: James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock

The UK’s elections system needs a fundamental overhaul including weekend voting and a cut in the number of polling stations, the group representing electoral officials has said.

Years of changes in everything from postal voting to mandatory ID, with more reforms planned, has involved “bolting 21st century voter expectations on to 19th century infrastructure”, the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) said.

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