Rejected petition Reexamine minimum factual standards for official political campaign material

There exists no official authority in the UK to challenge and prevent distribution of incorrect political campaign materials. We ask the government to reconsider creating one, in order to ensure bias is not exceeded in order to gain votes, infringing voter agency and affecting the vote result.

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In 1998, the Neill Committee recommended political parties should establish a code of best practice in partnership with the advertising industry. In 2003, the Electoral Commission concluded the Advertising Standards Authority should not be responsible for regulating election advertising, but the Commission did not establish a separate Code. This remains the case today. The Electoral Commission: Guidance for candidates and agents Part 4 of 6 – The campaign ASA Political Advertising 21 July 2014

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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