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Acrylic-bob · 28-05-2004, 15:32

RE: The bar codes and reference numbers on Ballot papers.

I noticed that too. It was much the same when we had the old polling station system. Then, a number corresponding to your name on the electoral register was manually stamped on the ballot paper before it was given to you. Knowing that, excuses about prevention of electoral fraud sound thinner and more threadbare than ever.

The thing that really naffs me off is that, according to the instructions, I have to present somebody with some means of identifying myself and then get them to sign the ballot paper as a witness to my vote. Oooooh, Super secret ballot that.

As to cost, you can bet it is costing, at least, ten times as much to do it this way. This is yet another reason why your council tax bills are so high. But, of course, nobody will protest at the sensless waste of public money and the system will grind inexorably on and on and on, becoming ever more meaningless with each passing year.

28-05-2004, 15:32	#7
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2472	Re: postal votes RE: The bar codes and reference numbers on Ballot papers. I noticed that too. It was much the same when we had the old polling station system. Then, a number corresponding to your name on the electoral register was manually stamped on the ballot paper before it was given to you. Knowing that, excuses about prevention of electoral fraud sound thinner and more threadbare than ever. The thing that really naffs me off is that, according to the instructions, I have to present somebody with some means of identifying myself and then get them to sign the ballot paper as a witness to my vote. Oooooh, Super secret ballot that. As to cost, you can bet it is costing, at least, ten times as much to do it this way. This is yet another reason why your council tax bills are so high. But, of course, nobody will protest at the sensless waste of public money and the system will grind inexorably on and on and on, becoming ever more meaningless with each passing year.