AV Vote

Dear Grooks,

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act dated 1 May 2011 and received by the Commission on 3 May 2011.

Your request is shown in bold below:

Since i am unable to find the information in the public domain , would you be so kind and to inform me.

Re: the 5th may vote for a new system of vote.

1) Who was responsible for creating the A.V. system

2) who was responsible or authorised the implementation of this poll (set the ball rolling)

3) At any time, was proportional representation put forward.

3A) if yes, why was it not included.

4) Were there any other systems put forward other than number 3

5) Re Voting slips, how does one go about having the additional box "I have no confidence in any of the above Candidates", attached to the ballot paper, either local or national

For the avoidance of any confusion, could you clarify what you mean by question 4: Were there any other systems put forward other than number 3?

Do you mean were there any systems put forward other than the AV system and proportional representation?

We will await further clarification from you on that point before starting to deal with your request.

Yours sincerely,
Stephanie Payne

Stephanie Payne
Information Adviser
The Electoral Commission
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London EC1Y 8YZ
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Our ref: FOI 29/11

Dear Grooks,

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act dated 1 May 2011 and received by the Commission on 3 May 2011, and your subsequent clarification dated 4 May 2011.

You have requested:

Since I am unable to find the information in the public domain, would you be so kind and to inform me.

Re: the 5th may vote for a new system of vote.

1) Who was responsible for creating the A.V. system

2) who was responsible or authorised the implementation of this poll (set the ball rolling)

3) At any time, was proportional representation put forward.

3A) if yes, why was it not included.

4) Other than AV and proportional representation, were there any other forms of voting systems put forward for consideration.

5) Re Voting slips, how does one go about having the additional box "I have no confidence in any of the above Candidates", attached to the ballot paper, either local or national

The Commission aims to respond to requests for information promptly and within the statutory timeframe of twenty working days.

You may expect to receive a reply sent from the Commission by 2 June 2011.

Yours sincerely

Stephanie Payne

Stephanie Payne
Information Adviser
The Electoral Commission
3 Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8YZ
Tel: 020 7271 0653
Fax: 020 7271 0505
www.electoralcommission.org.uk<http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/>

Make sure you are registered to vote<http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/>
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Our Ref: FOI 29/11

Dear Grooks,

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 dated 1 May 2011 and received by the Commission on 3 May 2011, and your subsequent clarification dated 4 May 2011.

The Commission aims to respond to requests for information promptly and has done so within the statutory timeframe of twenty working days.

Your request is in bold below followed by our response.

You have requested:

Since I am unable to find the information in the public domain, would you be so kind and to inform me.

Re: the 5th may vote for a new system of vote.

1) Who was responsible for creating the A.V. system

2) who was responsible or authorised the implementation of this poll (set the ball rolling)

3) At any time, was proportional representation put forward.

3A) if yes, why was it not included.

4) Other than AV and proportional representation, were there any other forms of voting systems put forward for consideration.

5) Re Voting slips, how does one go about having the additional box "I have no confidence in any of the above Candidates", attached to the ballot paper, either local or national

Our response is as follows:

Questions 1 to 4 relate to policy decisions which were the responsibility of the UK Government. The Government department responsible for political and constitutional reform is the Cabinet Office, and they can be contacted at the following address:

Elections and Democracy Division
Cabinet Office
Floor 5B (5.18-5.22)
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

In order to change the design of ballot papers for UK elections to include an additional box, as requested in Question 5, a number of Acts of Parliament and Regulations would need to be amended. The Cabinet Office of the UK Government is responsible for policy decisions relating to the legal framework for all statutory elections in the UK (except local government elections in Scotland, for which the Scottish Government is responsible). The Cabinet Office can be contacted at the address given above, and the Scottish Government can be contacted at the following address:

Elections Team
The Scottish Government
3-D South
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ

For information on the Electoral Commission's roles and responsibilities, please see this page on our website:
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/ab...

I trust that this information satisfies your request. If you are not satisfied with this response, please note that the Commission operates a review procedure, details of which can be found on the Commission website at: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/ab...

Please also note that if you have exhausted all internal Commission review procedures and you are still not satisfied you have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner. Details of this procedure can be found on the ICO website: http://www.ico.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Stephanie Payne

Stephanie Payne
Information Adviser
The Electoral Commission
3 Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8YZ
Tel: 020 7271 0653
Fax: 020 7271 0505
www.electoralcommission.org.uk<http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/>

Make sure you are registered to vote<http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/>
Follow us on Twitter<http://twitter.com/ElectoralCommUK>

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