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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hanningfield (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Electoral Administration Bill.

Electoral Administration Bill

I thank the Minister for that reply. We have always suggested that there should be only two systems on one day; we were not trying to discuss the merits of any system. Even in somewhere like Essex, when we had the European elections, county council elections and parish council elections, there were only two systems of voting, but there was still confusion, particularly for the elderly. One could watch them and see the confusion. Then, of course, some of them do not vote. Watching the election count, one saw many spoilt papers.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c197GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Access Disability Data protection Codes of practice Constituencies Candidates Administration Absent voting Costs Design Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Eligibility Donors Expenditure Information Documents Electoral Commission Electoral register Languages Electoral systems Prisoners Political parties Referendums Loans Polling stations Standards Voting behaviour Voting rights Returning officers Timetables Ballot papers
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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