Inquiry into spoilt ballot papers
An inquiry has been launched after polling station staff spoilt ballot papers by writing on them.
London Elects, which has organised the elections in the city, said it was investigating the "isolated incident" in Lambeth, south London.
It said polling clerks had written what is thought to be the voting card numbers on 10 people's ballot papers. What the hell is going on? These people have had over a year to learn the rules governing elections. This stinks to high heaven.
A spokesman for London Elects said any mark other than the voter's cross on the ballot paper made it invalid.
A spokesman for the organisation said: "We have confirmed that at one polling station in Lambeth, polling station staff wrote what is thought be the polling card numbers on the ballot paper.
Watch them lads. Watch them. Not everyone plays by the rules. You might like to check out Simon Darby's early morning report here. If the story he had reported to him his true it means that our people must be extra vigilant.
