Crucially, Britain has a well-funded independent body tasked with overseeing every aspect of an election. The EU referendum question was decided after lengthy r

Crucially, Britain has a well-funded independent body tasked with overseeing every aspect of an election. The EU referendum question was decided after lengthy research and testing; this testing included subjects with limited English literacy and learning difficulties. Similar efforts went into the design of the Scottish independence referendum ballot. We do not use any form of voting machine, preferring the simplicity, reliability and integrity of pencil and paper. If multiple elections occur simultaneously, each election will be conducted on a separate ballot paper. This naturally results in a slower and more expensive counting process, but we avoid the threat of hanging chads or broken touchscreens. That greater procedural cost is more than offset by strict campaign finance restrictions. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/192075/EU-referendum-question-assessment-report.pdf http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file... http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/192093/GfK-Report-EU-Referendum-Question-Testing-2015-WEB.pdf http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file... http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/151088/Making-Your-Mark-Design-Guidance-For-Government-Policy-Makers-Web-Final-2.pdf http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file...