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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Yes, and they are counted by hand

Reply to Octafish (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 07:06 AM

Sep 2014

http://www.electionsscotland.info/emb/download/downloads/id/112/faqs_word

which is usual for UK elections (one exception is Scottish local elections, which have a Single Transferable Vote system, which gets very complicated if done by hand - these are paper ballots that are scanned).

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I'm not sure the YES vote will win in Scotland [View all] malaise Sep 2014 OP

My only Scottish fb friend is voting "no" to seperation. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #1

I'm not at all convinced by the racism accusation sibelian Sep 2014 #9

I have no information about it except what she said when I asked. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #14

Fair enough. sibelian Sep 2014 #15

The betting odds strongly favor the "NO" outcome. BillZBubb Sep 2014 #2

Do they use paper ballots? Octafish Sep 2014 #3

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! malaise Sep 2014 #4

I've noticed that every election sharp_stick Sep 2014 #5

I disagree malaise Sep 2014 #6

Yes, and they are counted by hand muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #7

Latest ICM poll gives YES an 8% lead. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #8

Wow! malaise Sep 2014 #10

The Gambling 'polls' currently give it to NO Bosonic Sep 2014 #11

Clearly it's up to the Scottish people to decide cali Sep 2014 #12

Would the Queen lose her castle in Scotland? B Calm Sep 2014 #13

Don't think so. sibelian Sep 2014 #16