Well I played my part in the democratic process last night working as a Presiding Officer at Dundee Housing Office Community Lounge in Dundee. It was a strange experience - three ballot papers - one for the Dundee West MSP, one for the regional list and one for the referendum on alternative voting which few people seemed to understand. A well intentioned effort to make things easier for voters by colour coding the ballot papers with the ballot boxes fell foul of the choice of colours - lilac, peach and grey, but in shades that were so light they were not that distinguishable in the light of the polling place. Give us neon colours next time!
But more importantly, with a voting list of 650 voters and a turnout of under 200, the active interest could be described as apathetic. No doubt those same people will be the first to complain when it suits them.
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