EU election , ballot paper confusion ?
Howardessex
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Just voted . First thing I noticed , at the very top of the ballot paper ,
An Independance from Europe party .
Because of the A in An , it guarantees them at the top of the paper .
How many people would be confused and think that is UKIP and put a cross in that box ?
I would say a lot of people could make that mistake , especially the ederly .
An Independance from Europe party .
Because of the A in An , it guarantees them at the top of the paper .
How many people would be confused and think that is UKIP and put a cross in that box ?
I would say a lot of people could make that mistake , especially the ederly .
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Don't malign they elderly - they might have aged they haven't lost their marbles.
Only an illiterate fool would put the X in the wrong box.
Intelligent people would read through the entire list.
It may have a marginal impact - but in my opinion it's far harder to find the other main parties who are in the middle.
You don't seem to have much faith in the intelligence of the British electorate.
Nice to see you have such a high opinion of your fellow Ukipers if you think they are that easily fooled.
To be fair, it's not quite as good an excuse as when the BNP blamed people voting against them for their failure to win any seats in the general election! If it wasn't for those pesky voters they'd have got away with it!
http://order-order.com/2014/05/22/google-backs-ukip/
The electoral commission would never allow A Labour party or A Conservative party. If UKIP lose by a narrow margin, this party's votes will be counted.
It's a good job that this party haven't called themselves 'A United Kingdom Independence Party' then.
The electoral commission saw nothing wrong with the name but then back in 1992 they allowed a party to stand in an EU election under the name The Literal Democrats which the Lib Dems said cost them the seat.
I recall that in their flyer, UKIP highlighted that they would be at the bottom of the ballot paper. I never noticed any other party do this so perhaps UKIP were worried some voters would make a mistake?
I wonder if a part called The Democratic Liberals, or The Conserve Actives, or maybe the Labourers Party would be allowed?
The main parties shouldn't get too smug if UKIP lose votes in this way, as they are still votes against the EU and maybe seen as anti establishment votes too.
Very good point . I was under the impression that even in a straight forward GE people make mistakes on the ballot paper , so in this instance I can see it happening quite a lot .
It's the same as there being a a candidate for the liberals and another for the liberal democrats . I lived in a country recently where most people voted for the symbol of the party , like a horse , or fish , not so much the name .
Don't go throwing any stones. ;-)
The Literal Democrats were allowed to stand for some election or other in the past.
I agree that the only reason stunts like this are pulled are to try and skew the result and it shouldn't be allowed.
I suppose I am being paranoid, but what if this party was set up by activists from one of the main party's or the media and is just a front to siphon off votes from UKIP.
A few week ago I would have said that was ridiculous, but now I am not so sure.
The expenses
So they can cause some bother in the EU parliament, meanwhile the most pro-EU party, the Lib Dems, look to be heading for a near wipeout. ;-)
You may well be right.
They are that desperate.