Comments on: London Elects admits: we failed to add up all the votes http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Roll-Pickering http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48748 Tim Roll-Pickering Thu, 15 May 2008 17:52:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48748 Surely then the real problem is when you count votes at separate locations and transmit the results, rather than counting at a single site? Surely then the real problem is when you count votes at separate locations and transmit the results, rather than counting at a single site?

]]> By: David Boothroyd http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48720 David Boothroyd Thu, 15 May 2008 10:31:31 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48720 Minor cockups like this can happen - note the Scottish devolution referendum of 1997, and compare the total number of votes in Fife on the first and second questions. There are just under 2,000 more votes recorded on the second question. Minor cockups like this can happen – note the Scottish devolution referendum of 1997, and compare the total number of votes in Fife on the first and second questions. There are just under 2,000 more votes recorded on the second question.

]]> By: Noorderling http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48581 Noorderling Wed, 14 May 2008 13:20:18 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48581 I blame John Leech I blame John Leech

]]> By: Benjamin http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48580 Benjamin Wed, 14 May 2008 12:56:48 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48580 Are they actually no relation? Are they actually no relation?

]]> By: Duncan Borrowman http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48579 Duncan Borrowman Wed, 14 May 2008 12:55:28 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48579 Anthony Meyer was a Tory MP - Anthony Mayer was the Returning Officer/GLA Chief Executive. Anthony Meyer was a Tory MP – Anthony Mayer was the Returning Officer/GLA Chief Executive.

]]> By: Chris Paul http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48570 Chris Paul Wed, 14 May 2008 11:20:44 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48570 Perhaps you could follow the Lib Dem precedent and call for the whole thing to be re-run? Even though this error made no difference to the result? Perhaps you could follow the Lib Dem precedent and call for the whole thing to be re-run? Even though this error made no difference to the result?

]]> By: Duncan Borrowman http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48566 Duncan Borrowman Wed, 14 May 2008 10:55:23 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48566 No Tristan. The major concern is that there is no effective audit and cross checking to highlight that any verification is correct. Ballot papers get thrown in a box at one end, and a result drops out of the other. This should not have been allowed to happen. No Tristan. The major concern is that there is no effective audit and cross checking to highlight that any verification is correct. Ballot papers get thrown in a box at one end, and a result drops out of the other. This should not have been allowed to happen.

]]> By: Tristan Mills http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48531 Tristan Mills Tue, 13 May 2008 20:54:03 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48531 In this case I'm not sure its necessarily the fault of electronic voting but a systems failure which could have happened with a hand count. Full credit for them to acknowledge the error, and I hope that the mistake will be avoided. The major concerns of electronic voting are when there is no paper trail and it is not possible to verify votes. With the system used in London it is possible to do a hand count if necessary and human scrutiny of uncertain ballot papers is used. In this case I’m not sure its necessarily the fault of electronic voting but a systems failure which could have happened with a hand count.
Full credit for them to acknowledge the error, and I hope that the mistake will be avoided.

The major concerns of electronic voting are when there is no paper trail and it is not possible to verify votes.

With the system used in London it is possible to do a hand count if necessary and human scrutiny of uncertain ballot papers is used.

]]> By: Paul Hulbert http://www.libdemvoice.org/london-mayor-election-2687.html#comment-48524 Paul Hulbert Tue, 13 May 2008 18:57:39 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=2687#comment-48524 > Imagine the situation we would be in if either of these weren’t the case Ummm... London twinned with Florida? > Imagine the situation we would be in if either of these weren’t the case

Ummm… London twinned with Florida?

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