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The 2008 GLA Elections PDF The 2008 GLA Elections RTF
The delivery of the May 2008 Greater London Authority elections was hailed as a great success by the Elections Review Committee. While there were a number of areas for improvement in the use of electronic scanners to count the votes, the Committee remained supportive of e-counting pending the outcome of a detailed comparison of costs compared to a manual count.
Despite the general success of the election, the Committee made a number of recommendations for further improving London’s democratic process including:
- That the government ensure the rules for the 2012 Election are in place at least 12 months before polling day.
- That the GLA makes adequate and regular payments to its reserves to ensure the necessary resources are available to conduct the 2012 elections.
- Further work on the design of ballot papers to ensure clarity.
- Use of appropriate containers and security devices for the storing of ballot papers with seals that will not accidentally break.
The GLA Chief Executive's response to the Committee's report is available below. Response from the GLA Chief Executive to the 2008 Elections report PDF Response from the GLA Chief Executive to the 2008 Elections report RTF