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Post by manchesterman on Aug 12, 2020 20:41:17 GMT
large hall, tables socially distanced?
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Post by bjornhattan on Aug 12, 2020 20:42:28 GMT
large hall, tables socially distanced? It could work, but presumably it would be more difficult, especially for a large count. Having said that, for local by-elections it'd probably be fine - I just wouldn't want to try and have a socially distanced count for an entire council. |
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Post by 🏴☠️ Neath West 🏴☠️ on Aug 12, 2020 20:46:25 GMT
large hall, tables socially distanced? I don't know what it's like where you go to vote, but in my part of the world, I rock up at 7am, am the only soul there apart from the staff, we exchange pleasantries, I vote, and then I go to the railway station and buy a First Class ticket so I can have breakfast on the way to work. It would all work fine with social distancing, were it not for the railway suspending First Class food service. |
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Post by manchesterman on Aug 12, 2020 21:04:16 GMT
large hall, tables socially distanced? It could work, but presumably it would be more difficult, especially for a large count. Having said that, for local by-elections it'd probably be fine - I just wouldn't want to try and have a socially distanced count for an entire council. Yes I was just thinking about by-elections as there are no national elections in the offing anytime soon. So there would only be a couple of thousand votes to count per ward, I would imagine. Not ideal I know, but it would get the ball rolling again |
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Post by greenchristian on Aug 12, 2020 23:35:35 GMT
large hall, tables socially distanced? It's a lot more difficult for observers to do our job if we have to stay 2 metres away from the counters, though. |
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Post by manchesterman on Aug 13, 2020 0:06:29 GMT
1) Binoculars! or 2) Make the ballot papers bigger so can be read from 2m! Just needs a bit of lateral thinking. A problem is there to be solved  |
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peterl
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Post by peterl on Aug 13, 2020 8:35:00 GMT
A camera trained on the counting tables and large screens set up so everyone can see would be one solution. I would be suprised if most councils didn't have this equipment avaliable, if not I'm sure the government could come up with some sort of grant scheme to make elections covid safe. Vote Out to Help Out perhaps.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Aug 13, 2020 9:41:57 GMT
The barriers aren't just logistical. At a time when DCLG are trying to merge as many councils as possible, and when local authorities have no confidence about their future financial position, I'm not sure there will be much enthusiasm from either end for working out how by-elections can safely be arranged.
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peterl
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Post by peterl on Aug 13, 2020 13:37:44 GMT
Safe elections will have to be arranged at some point. Better to try it out now with by elections with lower turnouts than trying it for the first time next year, if nessecary, with no time for trials.
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Post by maxque on Aug 13, 2020 14:41:02 GMT
The barriers aren't just logistical. At a time when DCLG are trying to merge as many councils as possible, and when local authorities have no confidence about their future financial position, I'm not sure there will be much enthusiasm from either end for working out how by-elections can safely be arranged. No confidence and no spine to fight back DCLG. |
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Post by Khunanup on Aug 14, 2020 16:37:20 GMT
The barriers aren't just logistical. At a time when DCLG are trying to merge as many councils as possible, and when local authorities have no confidence about their future financial position, I'm not sure there will be much enthusiasm from either end for working out how by-elections can safely be arranged. MHCLG now... |
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