ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the law commission of England and Wales, the Scottish law commission and the Northern Ireland law commission jointly consulted over the body of electoral law in the United Kingdom, with a view to possible reforms after the summer of 2015. With this in mind the law commission produced an overview of electoral law as part of a consultation paper from late 2014. The electoral commission was established under the electoral commission Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA) 2000 as a new independent body charged with responsibility for all aspects of elections, local and general or regional, in the United Kingdom. The Electoral Commission itself produces basic guides to electoral processes each time a significant election approaches. The body as a whole is accountable to parliament. The privileges of parliament were derived from the rights asserted over the monarchy and were enshrined in the Bill of Rights 1688.
