Musician Joins Big Debate On the Alternative Vote System ; 180 People Pack Council House Prior to National Referendum
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › March 07, 2011
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MUSICIAN Billy Bragg was among the speakers at a debate on the Alternative Vote system in Bristol this weekend.
About 180 people turned up to the event at Council House on College Green to hear the arguments for and against the new voting system before a national referendum is held on the issue on Thursday, May 5. The current First-Past-The-Post system means that we have one vote which we mark with an 'X' on our ballot papers.See the full content of this document
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Musician Joins Big Debate On the Alternative Vote System ; 180 People Pack Council House Prior to National Referendum
The winner is the candidate with the highest number of votes.
The AV system means that we would have to show our preferences for candidates by putting a number next to their name.If a candidate has a majority of more than 50 pe...See the full content of this document
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