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Recommendation 123
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Prioritise time and resources to consolidate electoral law with a clear implementation timeline
Recommendation
We reiterate the strong recommendation of numerous committees in recent years, including the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the House of Lords Constitution Committee, that the Government bring forward a timeline to consolidate electoral law. The Government must now prioritise the time and resources needed to create critical improvements to electoral legislation. 137 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Letter to Secretary of State 12 April 2022 138 Law Commission, Electoral Law: A Final Report, 16 March 2020 139 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, First Special Report of Session 2019–21 Electoral law: The Urgent Need for Review, HC 327 140 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Letter to Secretary of State, 12 April 2022 141 Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Letter to Secretary of State, 12 April 2022 142 AEA, Post Polls Report, 27 June 2023 143 AEA, Post Polls Report, 27 June 2023 Electoral Registration 33 Conclusion and recommendations The case for reform