Your right to spoil your ballot
May. 6th, 2010 07:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueFrom: http://www.howtowinelections.co.uk/thecount.htm
These uncertain votes are pulled out by the Returning Officers staff and considered by the Returning Officer and the Agents who can decide that a vote is a spoiled ballot or return it to the count as a vote for a particular candidate if that is their decision. In close elections this can decide who wins so ensure your Agent is prepared to fight your corner.
So basically, the candidates get to see spoiled ballots. Including any personal messages you wish to include on them.
Don't give in to apathy. If you're _really_ discontent with our political system, go and spoil your ballot - so you won't get lumped in with the apathy demographic.
These uncertain votes are pulled out by the Returning Officers staff and considered by the Returning Officer and the Agents who can decide that a vote is a spoiled ballot or return it to the count as a vote for a particular candidate if that is their decision. In close elections this can decide who wins so ensure your Agent is prepared to fight your corner.
So basically, the candidates get to see spoiled ballots. Including any personal messages you wish to include on them.
Don't give in to apathy. If you're _really_ discontent with our political system, go and spoil your ballot - so you won't get lumped in with the apathy demographic.
