Is the UK general election running smoothly

c2bd1-ballotI have posted a blog on Eastminster:

Toby James provides updates on some of the problems that voters have experienced casting their ballot at the 2015 UK General Election (the blog will be updated during the day).

The general election is underway and the polls are open.  It is predicted to be a tightly fought contest.  But has everything gone to plan organisationally?  Allowing millions of citizens to cast their votes and have them counted is a major logistical challenge and election officials are often the ‘unsung heroes’ of democracy.  In 2010, after all, there were scenes of chaos in some polling stations, all be it a few.  Will the election be well run?

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