ShadesWolf
06-02-2005, 18:39
Link to article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4599727.stm)
Im surprised its taken so long to come.
Respect candidate poll complaint
The Respect candidate in Birmingham Sparkbrook has lodged an official complaint over the general election.
Salma Yaqoob came second behind Labour's Roger Godsiff, who polled 13,787 votes to her 10,498.
She says there have been enough complaints about postal votes to warrant an investigation into the outcome of last month's election.
In April a judge criticised the postal vote system and overturned two results from Birmingham's local election.
Judge Mawrey said evidence of "massive, systematic and organised fraud" in the campaign had made a mockery of the election and ruled that not less than 1,500 votes had been cast fraudulently in the city
Electoral Commission chief Sam Younger has said any difficulties at the general election arising from postal votes were likely to have been "logistical and administrative" rather caused by fraud.
In a separate petition, Tammy Nagalingam, who ran as an independent in Greenwich and Woolwich winning 61 votes, has lodged a High Court petition "questioning the election" in that constituency.
Ex-local government minister Nick Raynsford won the seat for Labour with a majority of more than 10,000 votes.
Im surprised its taken so long to come.
Respect candidate poll complaint
The Respect candidate in Birmingham Sparkbrook has lodged an official complaint over the general election.
Salma Yaqoob came second behind Labour's Roger Godsiff, who polled 13,787 votes to her 10,498.
She says there have been enough complaints about postal votes to warrant an investigation into the outcome of last month's election.
In April a judge criticised the postal vote system and overturned two results from Birmingham's local election.
Judge Mawrey said evidence of "massive, systematic and organised fraud" in the campaign had made a mockery of the election and ruled that not less than 1,500 votes had been cast fraudulently in the city
Electoral Commission chief Sam Younger has said any difficulties at the general election arising from postal votes were likely to have been "logistical and administrative" rather caused by fraud.
In a separate petition, Tammy Nagalingam, who ran as an independent in Greenwich and Woolwich winning 61 votes, has lodged a High Court petition "questioning the election" in that constituency.
Ex-local government minister Nick Raynsford won the seat for Labour with a majority of more than 10,000 votes.