Wednesday, September 12, 2007

A Statement

IAIN DALE IS AWAY - SHANE GREER IS STANDING IN

So in response to my post yesterday about Party members being issued multiple ballots for the mayoral primary the Conservative Party has issued a statement:

"Rigorous systems are in place to recognise if someone has voted more than once and each voter will only have a single vote counted. There are instances when members may have received more than one ballot paper if they have been members in more than one place.”

Firstly I’d like to say that I think it says something that the Party takes this issue seriously enough to issue a statement.

However if I may offer something of an adjustment if not an out-and-out correction; it’s not a case that people ‘may’ have received multiple ballot papers – as seen in the comments here and over at ConHome – numerous ballots have been received by multiple people. Although as already pointed out this is clearly the result of an administrative error.

The ultimate question of course is whether the systems in place for recognising votes are more rigorous than the one for issuing them?

7 comments:

Madasafish said...

Hardly the act of an Opposition party organising for government.

But typical of the entire mess they're in.:-(

Hughes Views said...

The Tories, in their endearingly simple-minded “common sense” (© William Hague 2001) way, are always urging public bodies to "save money" by cutting down on administration and focussing instead on "front line staff".

Well this little c*ck up is just the sort of thing that happens when you do...

Old BE said...

How are ERS going to know whether it is the same Ed Clarke voting in both Hammersmith and Vauxhall or two coincidentally named individuals?

ERS have also c*cked up a ballot they are doing for my professional body and also ran a terrible one for my local council recently.

Whoops.

Anonymous said...

I can't find the statement on the website. Was it press released?

Neil Reddin said...

Great advert for the Electoral Reform Services as the trading arm of the organisation campaigning for a supposedly "fairer" voting system.

Anonymous said...

Who the **** is Shane Greer?

Shane Greer said...

I am :)