Other people can watch as votes are cast and there can also be intimidation from political activists
							There is no hard evidence of fraud in trials of new voting techniques

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John Hemming, Liberal Democrat leader on Birmingham City Council, is leading a court challenge. He told BBC News: "If we keep on going down this route, we will get to the stage where the general election will be swung on the basis of fraudulent votes."

Electronic voting and postal ballots boost turnout. This gives people more of an opportunity to participate in elections, not less of a voice in government. In trials of new voting techniques in city council elections, there has been no evidence of fraud.

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