tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185841697425248556.post-62781966476364380292008-03-19T16:42:00.002Z2008-03-19T16:51:09.630ZLast night saw me at the Town Hall along with a group of other candiate/agent/organisers from different political parties for the annual returning officer's briefing on the rules surrounding the election process. David Kidger has this down to a fine art. So he should being something of an expert on elections. He is frequently consulted on arrangements all over the world.<br /><br />Nothing much new, but it was good to be reminded about some of the rules surrounding the form filling.<br /><br />A bit of a debate about rules about the boxes that get put outside the polling stations (for those outside Liverpool these seem to replace tellers). Personally I would ban the boxes. They are a real pain just at the point when you are very tired. And actually I think the data within them has become pretty suspect. But I appear to hold a minority view on this.<br /><br />Interesting to see that the Green party opted to receive all the electoral roll stuff on paper whereas the rest of us went for CDs!<br /><br />And the BNP's interest in carrying out citizens arrests if they don't like your leaflet was a tad worrying. I can tell them now they won't like mine!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6185841697425248556-6278196647636438029?l=paulakeaveney.blogspot.com'/></div>Paula Keaveneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13814842819611094232paula@garstonld.org.uk9