Consultation process
Review of Scheme for Establishment of Community CouncilsContested Election
Currently the poll is an all-postal ballot. (see Scheme page 15 and Guidance page 108)
Would you consider other voting methods including electronic that would be designed to ensure a properly run election and accurate count. The aim would be to increase accessibility and participation.
100% should be moved online, as with most other CC processes. Can't speak from personal experience as we have never been in the situation where we have had a contested election but the idea of postal ballots in our CC is with the best words in the world, laughable.
I suppose that a more technological way of carrying out expensive and time-consuming paper ballots would be something that should be tried out.
A paper system has been tried and tested, provides an intuitive audit trail and does not cut out those that are not online. I would also doubt South Ayrshire Councils ability to run an electronic ballot system reliably.
I agree that electronic ballot would be more accurate and encourage
Only online if it is secure and no one can vote twice