An attempt to register Black Lives Matter (BLM) as a political party in the United Kingdom has been blocked due to concerns that the name might be misleading to voters.
Britain’s Electoral Commission—an independent agency that is responsible for overseeing elections, registering political parties, and regulating their finances—rejected an application to make BLM a political party on the grounds that the proposed name is “likely to mislead a voter as to the effect of their vote.”
