Mark Pack

What would you call yourself on the ballot paper?

By | Wed 16th April 2008 - 4:16 pm

The “description” column in the list of candidates nominated for an election is where you normally find the name of the party that a candidate is standing for, or a close variant of it. It’s also what is then used on the ballot papers themselves. Sometimes too people are down as independents or have no descriptions. And then sometimes you have candidates who really don’t understand what “description” is for … as you can see here.

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8 Comments

  • Liam Pennington 16th Apr '08 - 4:35pm

    Heh, funny but not quite accurate a story 🙂 In parish and/or commuity elections, there is no requirement to use registered political names. It’s perfectly within the current rules for those descriptions to be used if the candidate so wishes.

  • Paul Griffiths 16th Apr '08 - 4:41pm

    I loved “Female, Slim build.” I had no idea you could run for public office and take out a personal ad at the same time!

  • tinter 16th Apr '08 - 4:54pm

    Yes, when it happens with so many candidates its clearly not the best elections office running the thing.

  • Anonymous 16th Apr '08 - 6:50pm

    “And then sometimes you have candidates who really don’t understand what “description” is for … as you can see here.”

    How do they not understand what it’s for? At usually-non-political parish level description tends to get used for people’s job titles. However, OK, the 5’2 slim built woman clearly hasn’t a clue.

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