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  Elections Bill - Clause 14 - Electoral Commission - Strategy and Policy Statement
  
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  @ MP voted aye to enable ministers to set out the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections and referenda in a statement the Electoral Commission would be required to have regard to.
  
  @ MP voted no not to enable ministers to set out the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections and referenda in a statement the Electoral Commission would be required to have regard to.  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to enable ministers to set out the Government's strategic and policy priorities relating to elections and referenda in a statement the Electoral Commission would be required to have regard to.  
  
  MPs were considering the Elections Bill.[1][2][3]
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 22.
  
  Lords amendment 22 stated:[4]
  
  :Leave out Clause 14
  
  Explanatory notes to the Bill[2] stated:
  
  :Clause 14 amends Part 1 of [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/contents PPERA] by inserting new sections that make provisions for the introduction of a âStrategy and Policy Statementâ (âthe Statementâ) which will provide guidance to which the Electoral Commission (âthe Commissionâ) must have regard
  
  
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3020 Parliament's webpage on the Elections Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/44762/documents/1267 Elections Bill as brought from the Commons, 18 January 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/45004/documents/1332 Explanatory notes to the Elections Bill, 31 January 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0305/210305.pdf Lords Amendments to the Elections Bill, 26 April 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0305/en/210305en.pdf Explanatory Notes to Lords Amendments to the Elections Bill, 26 April 2022], Parliament.uk
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