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Ballot boxes expected to fill up quickly ; Voters will have to grapple with what is believed to be the largest ballot paper in British election history when they reach the polling stations today.
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Hull Daily Mail (UK)
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July 10, 2008
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Voters will have to grapple with what is believed to be the
largest ballot paper in British election history when they reach the
polling stations today.
With no fewer than 26 candidates to vote for, the 70,100 ballot
papers printed for the by-election have had to be specially
designed.
Each one measures a hefty 35cm by 31cm, more than three times
larger than normal ballot papers produced for elections.
An East Riding Council spokesman said: "We have held discussions
with the Electoral Commission over the design of the ballot paper
because of the unusually large number of candidates.
"Getting them all on one sheet of paper has been quite a job."
Although pundits are predicting a much lower ...