Integrity Of Democratic Process Under Threat Due To Overworked Election Staff, Labour Warns

The revelation that election staff in London worked 26,000 hours overtime during the 2017 snap general election prove there is an “impending crisis” in Britain’s democratic process, Labour has warned.Statistics collected by the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) showed on average permanently-employed staff members worked 155 hours overtime during the three month period.Theresa May’s decision to call an election for June 8 meant local authority election staff ha