Sentences with phrase «separate ballot papers»

The British government announced on 22 November 2006 that the two separate ballot papers used in the previous Scottish Parliament elections would be replaced for the elections in May 2007 by a single paper, with the left side listing the parties standing for election as regional MSPs and the right side the candidates standing as constituency MSPs.

Two quite separate issues need two quite separate ballot papers A better system would make sure that all votes counted equally when it came to determining which party formed the Government.

Not exact matches

@fishinear: Not sure about the US in particular, but in many countries there's a serial number on the ballot paper, which can be matched up against the same serial number on a separate record to establish identity and eligibility to vote.

Any secretary of a political party listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote may, instead of making 1 or more separate applications for recounts under section 180 (2), apply to the Chief District Court Judge for recounts of the party votes to be conducted in every electoral district.

Voting The voter has two ballot papers with separate, independent votes - one vote for the Candidate you want as your local MP - on your first ballot paper, and one vote for the Party you really support - on the other ballot paper.

David Calone and Anna Throne - Holst, the candidates in the Democratic primary in the 1st congressional district, girded for a paper ballot count, with only 29 votes separating them after Tuesday's vote.

David Calone and Anna Throne - Holst, the candidates in the Democratic primary in the 1st congressional district, girded Wednesday for a paper ballot count, with only 29 votes separating them after Tuesday's vote.

To separate the steps requires some kind of physical mediuma paper ballot, a memory card or something elseon which voting information is recorded.

Optically scanned paper ballots allow for what Palfrey describes as «modular voting architecture,» meaning the steps of voting — registration, marking the ballot, voter confirmation, and counting — are kept separate.