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100			_aJames, Toby S. and Clark, Alistair _937415
245			_aDelivering electoral integrity under pressure: Local government, electoral administration, and the 2016 brexit referendum
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a47(2), Apr, 2021: p.186-207
520			_aThe management and delivery of elections is a core task for local government officials in many countries but often overlooked by research and policymakers. This article charts the nature and consequences of emerging pressures on local government officials to deliver high profile electoral events in an established democracy. Through a rigorous and comprehensive survey of local electoral administrators and in-depth interviews, it examines how electoral administration functioned in the 2016 UK Brexit referendum. In so doing, it provides broader lessons about the dynamics of electoral integrity at the local level. Problems with insufficient funds, growing distrust of public officials and late legislation were particularly problematic. Inappropriate campaigner behaviour was concentrated amongst Leave campaigners, reflecting new challenges for electoral integrity as populist movements arise. Problems were less frequent in Scotland, suggesting that different organisational factors are important. The effects of funding deficiencies suggest that austerity agendas can affect electoral integrity.- Reproduced
650			_aLocal government, Electoral integrity, Electoral administration, Electoral management, Referendums, Brexit. _935906
773			_aLocal Government Studies
906			_aLOCAL GOVERNMENT
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