Bob Posner
| Bob Posner (Lawyer) | |
|---|---|
| File:Bob Posner.jpg | |
| Born | September 1959 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Interests | Election fraud |
In 2026, former CEO of the Electoral Commission said that Reform UK may have committed serious criminal offences over foreign donations and undeclared polling | |
Bob Posner is a UK lawyer who joined law firm Bates Wells' Politics, Elections and Campaigning team as a consultant in July 2022.
Prior to that, Posner spent more than 15 years at the Electoral Commission, first joining in 2007 as Legal Counsel & Director of Party and Election Finance. In 2019, Posner was made Electoral Commission/CEO, a position he kept until April 2022.[1]
Background
Posner has a "Master’s degree in business management and is joint editor of a leading legal text on UK election law."[2]
Prior to joining the Electoral Commission, Posner was director of law and administration at the London Borough of Bexley.
Activities
Posner spoke on Twisting by the Poll – How to Influence Elections and Electoral Engineering: Legal Challenges Posed by Technological Developments at the 2018 Riga Stratcom Dialogue.[2]
In 2019 he wrote that These EU elections weren’t good enough in the 'Guardian.[3]
In September 2026, Posner appeared in the video of Verbatim's investigation into Reform UK party funding and said that serious criminal offences may have been committed.[4]
References
- ↑ "Former UK Electoral Commission head to join law firm Bates Wells as consultant"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://2018.rigastratcomdialogue.org/speakers/mr-bob-posner/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/24/eu-elections-electoral-commission-eu-citizens-vote
- ↑ "'It Worked. Boom': Reform UK Leader Caught in Verbatim Sting!"