All electors are required to state their nationality on the canvass form when registering to vote. Furthermore, electoral registers are available for public inspection and anyone who believes that an ineligible person has been included may object and notify the ERO who may then make further inquiries as to the eligibility of that individual. The Electoral Administration Act strengthened this process by:
Allowing any individual to object to another person’s registration details at any time.
Allowing an ERO to initiate and conduct a review of a person’s registration at any time.
Creating a new criminal offence of supplying false information or failing to supply information to the electoral registration officer at any time.
Giving the police more time to carry out investigations into electoral fraud (they may apply to court to have the normal one year limit for bringing prosecutions increased to two years, so long as there has been no undue delay in the investigation).