Electoral Observers

For each constituency election, the declared number of papers that are cast as spoilt or cast as votes may not match the actual number of ballot papers counted. This could result from counting errors, which would, on average, benefit the bigger piles of ballot papers (be they for for the spoilt-ballot-paper pile or for the pile of votes for any one candidate). But it could also result from us being lied to, in

• under-counting spoilt ballot papers or votes;

• under-declaring spoilt-ballot-paper figures or vote figures; or

• under-counting and under-declaring spoilt-ballot-paper figures or vote figures.

To ensure that there is accountability in this very important aspect of the election process, ReformUK.org needs members of the public to oversee the counting of the ballot papers. For this, ReformUK.org needs accredited electoral observers. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/observing-elections-and-referendums

For red constituencies, ReformUK.org needs electoral observers to keep a tally of:

• spoilt papers; and

• votes.

Using these figures, ReformUK.org will then roughly know what to expect the published figures to be.

For amber and green constituencies (when the time comes), ReformUK.org needs electoral observers to carry out a similar task but, for this, ReformUK.org needs electoral observers to keep a tally of the ballot papers that are counted as:

• votes for the ReformUK.org candidate; and

• votes for other candidates.

If you would like to be an accredited electoral observer at a constituency election, you can apply at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/observing-elections-and-referendums/apply-be-individual-accredited-observer. If you will be an accredited electoral observer, please inform ReformUK.org using the form below.