The European parliament election that was never going to happen is now behind us, and we await the results which will emerge from Sunday evening once polls have closed across all member states. While a general election follows a well-trodden path and can be delivered relatively comfortably – albeit not without considerable effort – within eight weeks, the same is not true of the European parliament elections. We had contingency plans in place for these elections, which we scaled up as the date grew closer, including holding funding in reserve. The commission made the case for making this legal process easier for citizens following the last EU elections in 2014. • Bob Posner is chief executive of the Electoral Commission

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2019 16:13 UTC