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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Look, I can guarantee that somewhere in the current election rules for first past the post, the instructions are that a voter places an X against the name. That is the reverse of this proposal. Yet, if voters put a 1 or a tick which is clearly indicated and is not applied to more than one name, that vote will carry for that person. The cross would count in extreme circumstances and that does not need to be put in the Bill. Doing that would send all the wrong signals to the voters when we are moving away from first past the post.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
723 c949-50 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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