Third World Election in the UK
Police To Patrol More Than 100 Polling StationsSky News learns officers will be on alert for signs of intimidation and fraud as votes are cast in local and European elections.
By Jason Farrell, Senior Political Correspondent
Police will be stationed at more than 100 polling stations to combat voter intimidation and fraud at the local and European elections on Thursday, Sky News has learned.
The Electoral Commission has identified 16 areas as being at "high risk" for vote-rigging and bullying.
This includes Tower Hamlets, which in response has introduced what the council described as "the strongest measures to prevent fraud of any authority in London - and one of the most robust in the country".
Councils are also investigating irregularities on nomination, voter registration and postal vote forms.
In Tower Hamlets they are not just screening signatures and birth dates on postal votes, but also visiting houses with high numbers of registered voters.
More than 5,000 names have been removed from the electoral register since February.
Pendle, in Lancashire, is another area identified.
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