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Originally Posted by Aardvark
Just received my ballot paper to vote on EU candidates.
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As there has been a breach of the selection rules which will result in some members' votes being wasted, the ballot is clearly invalid.
The rules as published on the party website state:
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Candidates may apply to two regions, but this must be disclosed to both regional panels (and to members in the regions if any candidates make it to more than one shortlist).
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Two SE candidates - Marta Andreasen and Victor Webb - appear also on the shortlist for London Region, but this has not been disclosed to SE members. These candidates, if elected to both final lists, will have to withdraw from one or the other as European parliament election rules prohibit candidates from standing in more than one electoral region. Some members who vote for these candidates in ignorance of the fact that they may be forced to withdraw, will thus have their votes wasted.