Deja Vous!

For_England · 09-02-2008, 02:23 PM

Judges rule in favour of Labour in disputed vote - Burnley Express

Sickening. It's like the Ebanks situation all over again. who makes the decisions to risk bills like this for a single council seat (while they lose so many councillors anyway because of mismanagement).

Aardvark · 09-02-2008, 04:22 PM

Foolish.

The intention of the voter is paramount. It is desirable, not necessary, for the voter to indicate his/her intention with an X. The Returning Officer would have made the decision in the presence of all candidates or agents (all non-standard votes are treated in this fashion). It is at that stage an objection should have been made. I've been on 8 ballots and have been to 20 or so election counts in England. Once the decision is made it is pointless to challenge it in the courts unless you are 100% certain of victory. I topped a poll by 2 votes (albeit where 3 seats were up for grabs) and all parties agreed even though I pushed 2 Tories behind me.

What a waste of time and money.

What does deja vous mean? Do you not mean deja vu? (Sorry for the lack of acute accents).

For_England · 09-02-2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aardvark

Do you not mean deja vu? (Sorry for the lack of acute accents).

Yes, thanks. I was thinking 'what does deja vous mean, that doesn't even make grammatical sense'.

Vortex · 10-02-2008, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aardvark

Foolish.

The intention of the voter is paramount. It is desirable, not necessary, for the voter to indicate his/her intention with an X. The Returning Officer would have made the decision in the presence of all candidates or agents (all non-standard votes are treated in this fashion). It is at that stage an objection should have been made. I've been on 8 ballots and have been to 20 or so election counts in England. Once the decision is made it is pointless to challenge it in the courts unless you are 100% certain of victory. I topped a poll by 2 votes (albeit where 3 seats were up for grabs) and all parties agreed even though I pushed 2 Tories behind me.

What a waste of time and money.

What does deja vous mean? Do you not mean deja vu? (Sorry for the lack of acute accents).

Not as much money as UKIP wasted on the Bromley By-Election though!

09-02-2008, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
For_England Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,853	Deja Vous! Judges rule in favour of Labour in disputed vote - Burnley Express Sickening. It's like the Ebanks situation all over again. who makes the decisions to risk bills like this for a single council seat (while they lose so many councillors anyway because of mismanagement). Last edited by For_England; 09-02-2008 at 02:26 PM.

09-02-2008, 04:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aardvark Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oxonia Posts: 3,974	Foolish. The intention of the voter is paramount. It is desirable, not necessary, for the voter to indicate his/her intention with an X. The Returning Officer would have made the decision in the presence of all candidates or agents (all non-standard votes are treated in this fashion). It is at that stage an objection should have been made. I've been on 8 ballots and have been to 20 or so election counts in England. Once the decision is made it is pointless to challenge it in the courts unless you are 100% certain of victory. I topped a poll by 2 votes (albeit where 3 seats were up for grabs) and all parties agreed even though I pushed 2 Tories behind me. What a waste of time and money. What does deja vous mean? Do you not mean deja vu? (Sorry for the lack of acute accents). __________________ When in Woking do as the Wokes do. "I do not wish to form my opinions by thoughtlessly quoting others; I wish others to support their opinions by sensibly quoting me." Paul Wesson (Aardvark) 13th April 2008

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