Vote-OK is democracy in action. Volunteers are helping MPs and candidates who support the repeal of the Hunting Act and care about the countryside. Vote-OK was formed as a direct consequence of the ban on hunting and the comments by the then Rural Affairs Minister, Alun Michael on 15/09/2004 "...if people wish to continue their opposition to legislation, they have the option of the ballot box through which to express their views."

We are a group of committed volunteers bound by the desire to repeal bad law, and organised in such a way to help elect a Government that will achieve this aim.

We want to organise volunteers to campaign locally for candidates who believe in the principles of freedom and liberty and who support the repeal of the Hunting Act. We hope our campaigning will legitimately help elect a Government which is sympathetic to the countryside and reflects our views and aspirations. No-one is suggesting that repeal of the Hunting Act should be a Government priority, however, it is a bad law and it needs to be dealt with.

The Hunting Act isn't working. It is a bad law that has failed. It is bad for animal welfare, bad for rural communities and the economy and does nothing to help the relationship between the rural community and the police. It fails every test that reasonable laws should pass.

If the Act stays in place, future hostile Governments will work to make it worse. We must therefore repeal this badly drafted law for the benefit of future generations.

By recruiting, organising and providing information to volunteers so they can assist pro-repeal candidates in marginal constituencies, enabling their efforts to help make a difference to the results at election time.

Volunteers do a broad range of campaigning tasks requested of them by the candidates, such as leaflet dropping, putting up posters, stuffing envelopes, telling and answering phones.

This isn't about hunting as an issue, this is about the principles of liberty and freedom. Our volunteers are simply assisting pro-repeal candidates with the local electioneering. The candidates decide the messages - campaigning on local issues that matter to local people including the same freedoms and liberties that we support.

Vote-OK Target Constituencies have been choosen where:

The MP has voted to ban hunting or the new candidate supports the ban.

The second place candidate supports Repeal

The seat is sufficiently marginal that strong local campaigning together with any national swing could make a difference to the result.

Constituencies can also be chosen where exceptional local circumstances merit involvement.

Geographically it is possible to source volunteers who will be able to work in constituencies.

Not at all, we promote the candidate rather than promote ourselves. Our campaigning is public knowledge - it is all on the internet and Vote-OK has been registered as a third party with the Electoral Commission since 2005. The details of the exact constituencies where we are active is campaign confidential, as it is with all major parties.

No - rather we are putting democracy into action. Vote-OK increases participation in the democratic process. Vote-OK is a registered Third Party and the democratic process is strengthened by increased engagement by people in local politics.

No. All parties use volunteers from outside key marginal constituencies - people are directed from 'safe seats' to 'target seats' - it is called mutual aid. Parties also use celebrities and key political figures, we are enabling ordinary people to participate in exactly the same way.

Yes, since 2005

We are funded by donations from people who support the principles of freedom and democracy and share our aim to repeal the Hunting Act. Our funding is compliant with the regulations of the Electoral Commission and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2002.

Of course our main aim is to secure the repeal of the Hunting Act, but it is also about ordinary people getting involved in politics, which is good for our democracy. There are many reasons why people may want to change a Government - the hunting ban was the catalyst for us.

No. Many of our volunteers would never be a part of a political party but will campaign to see the return of something they believe is important to their lives and their communities. We will campaign for any candidate who reflects our views and aspirations and helps us to achieve Repeal. We will not campaign against any MP seeking re-election who supports Repeal, nor will we campaign for any candidate who does not support Repeal.

It would be wonderful if all parties supported Repeal but unfortunately this is not the case. Our primary purpose is to help elect enough supportive MPs to win a vote to repeal the ban, and a Government who will allow that vote on a bill in government time.

We share our main aim with the CA and that is the repeal of the Hunting Acting but we are an entirely separate entity and have no financial links.

The CA campaigns for the interests of rural Britain on a non-partisan basis. The CA works work with politicians from all parties as well as with the Government of the day, of whatever political persuasion and so campaigning for or against politicians of any party is not appropriate . Vote-OK is co-ordinating the campaign to achieve a change of Government - the first step to Repeal - and to return more MPs who are supportive of Repeal. The CA is responsible for the actual process of Repeal.