An actual conversation between an election officer and an elderly voter I witnessed last time I voted. Local, Regional, and European Elections had been done thi

An actual conversation between an election officer and an elderly voter I witnessed last time I voted. Local, Regional, and European Elections had been done this way for over 20 years at this point: Officer: And remember it's not an X, it's 123 in order of preference. Voter: But I only want to vote for 1. Officer: Well you can do that but it has to be a 1 not an X. Voter: Not an X?