In the United Kingdom, the Reform Act could refer to various Acts
Reform Act 1832 (The "First Reform Act" or "The Great Reform Act"), which abolished rotten boroughs and gave representation to previously unrepresented urban areas like Birmingham etc.
Reform Act 1867 (The "Second Reform Act"), which widened the franchise, and adjusted representation to be more equitable
The Ballot Act 1872 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1872"), which introduced the secret ballot.
Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1883"), which introduced campaign spending limits.
Representation of the People Act 1884 (also known as the "Third Reform Act"), which allowed people in counties to vote on the same basis as those in towns
Reform Act 1886, which split multi-member constituencies into multiple single-member ones
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Supporters of the Patriot Act often argue that changes to the law were needed to give the government the same powers in foreign intelligence investigations that it already had in criminal investigations.
In addition to imposing a time limit, the SAFE Act limits the reasons for "sneak and peek" warrants to four specific circumstances that notice would cause (1) the life or physical safety of a person to be put in danger, (2) flight from prosecution, (3) destruction of evidence, or (4) intimidation of a witness.
The SAFE Act would also change the definition to require that the actions must actually be intended to influence government conduct by intimidation or coercion, rather than that the actions "appear to be intended" to have that effect.
In its final form, the ReformAct 1867 enfranchised all male householders and abolished compounding (the practice of paying rates to a landlord as part of rent).
Following the Great ReformAct of 1832, it was thought prudent to introduce further electoral reform.
The reforms for Scotland and Ireland were carried out by two subsequent acts, the Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1868 and the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868.
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