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I'm in Canada; I can't speak to the specifics of the UK. > what happens if a mark got erased? If the circle is half filled? If the circle is quarter filled? W
by fknorangesite 4y ago
I'm in Canada; I can't speak to the specifics of the UK.
> what happens if a mark got erased? If the circle is half filled? If the circle is quarter filled?
When I sit down to vote, there is a very unambiguous set of instructions on how to fill it out: mark an X in the circle.
- we all know perfectly well that pencil erasers aren't perfect
- It's not a Scantron™ ffs! Is that what you're imagining? That's just a voting machine with extra steps! Every single ballot is counted by a human! https://electionsanddemocracy.ca/canadas-elections/canadas-election-process/election-counting https://electionsanddemocracy.ca/canadas-elections/canadas-e...
- ceejayoz 4y agoI sure hope it's counted by more than one human. What do you do if someone marks something like a Y and it looks like the ink ran out? (My local elections are indeed a Scantron-style procedure, incidentally. Bubble in the entire circle.)
- fknorangesite 4y agoObviously. I'll just quote my link directly for you, then: > First, election officers open the ballot boxes and count the ballots. Note the plural. Safeguards for Counting Votes and Reporting on Results: https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=int/cou&document=index&lang=e https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=int/co...
- cranky908canuck 4y agoThere are 'scrutineers', as well as the election officials: they are representatives of the various parties, monitoring the count.