division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; Electoral System
motion: <p class="" pid="b.688.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.688.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes that all electors are entitled to a free, fair and secure vote; notes that in its Eleventh Report the Committee on Standards in Public Life found evidence of a continuing threat of fraud in the electoral system and called for the implementation of secure individual voter registration and other measures to protect integrity; regrets the unwillingness of the Government to adopt such a system in Great Britain despite calls from the Committee, the Electoral Commission and many others; welcomes the investigation by the Council of Europe into electoral fraud in the United Kingdom and the visit to London today of two rapporteurs; expresses concern at Government attempts to introduce electronic voting until such time as adequate security measures are available; and believes that urgent steps are needed to restore public confidence and integrity in the electoral system, starting with individual voter registration.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.693.0/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, To leave out from "House" to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.693.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">"believes that the Government has introduced a range of sensible and proportionate measures to ensure that elections are safe and secure; recognises that public confidence in the electoral process is paramount; believes that the Government is taking an appropriate and sensible approach in testing and trialling e-voting before making any decision to introduce it or not; supports the action being taken by the Government to ensure that electoral registers are comprehensive and accurate; and notes that these issues were debated during the passage of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 through Parliament."</p>
  
  <p pid="b.728.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put, </i>That the original words stand part of the Question:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.728.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 219, Noes 282.</p>