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APPENDIX 3 INSTRUCTION SHEETS
How to complete the local government ballot paper [ instructions used in Glasgow and Edinburgh]
You have been asked to vote in a mock election for a council ward in Aberdeen. The election is using a new type of voting and three people will be elected in the ward.
Instead of using a cross, simply rank the candidates on the ballot paper in order of your preference. So put a number '1' in the box to the right of the candidate you want to vote for first, then a '2' by your second choice, '3' by your third choice and so on.
You can rank as many or as few candidates as you like. The candidates you rank can be from the same party, different parties, or be independent candidates (that is, not from a particular party).
If you miss a number out when ranking your choices, for example if you rank 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and miss out 4, only your first three choices will be counted (1, 2 and 3).
This voting system is known as the Single Transferable Vote ( STV) and is going to be used in the next council elections in May 2007.
How to complete the local government ballot paper [ instructions used in Dundee and Inverness]
You have been asked to vote in a mock election for a council ward in Aberdeen. The election is using a new type of voting and four people will be elected in the ward.
Instead of using a cross, simply rank the candidates on the ballot paper in order of your preference. So put a number '1' in the box to the right of the candidate you want to vote for first, then a '2' by your second choice, '3' by your third choice and so on.
You can rank as many or as few candidates as you like. The candidates you rank can be from the same party, different parties, or be independent candidates (that is, not from a particular party).
If you miss a number out when ranking your choices, for example if you rank 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and miss out 4, only your first three choices will be counted (1, 2 and 3).
This voting system is known as the Single Transferable Vote ( STV) and is going to be used in the next council elections in May 2007.
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