There are fewer specials to count this time round - the were expecting around 700k but only got 400k.
The problem is they need to send all the votes from people who voted outside their electorate back to that electorate for counting.
Some of those votes will have come from overseas.
They also recount all the votes they already counted on election day.
It's the equivalent of a builder's measuring twice and cutting once.
But it does mean for three weeks the country's governing arrangements are completely up in air.
It's like watching a game of cricket and trying to work out who's winning.
Impossible stuff.
Still, it's better we're certain of the final result than question.
You'd rather three weeks and a number you can trust than two weeks and a number you don't.
Ryan Bridge is a New Zealand broadcaster who has worked on many current affairs television and radio shows. He currently hosts Newstalk ZB's Early Edition - where this article was sourced.
6 comments:
Fully digitalised election procedures from vote-casting to announcing final counts should be implemented. Consult Lotto NZ about how it's done - you can now play Lotto without ever showing up at a booth.
Comparing NZ politics to Lotto, Barend. How dare you. Lotto is a much more sensible place to waste your money.
No digital voting. Our election is as trust as it is because we've stuck with paper ballot that are verifiable.
All sorts of things can happen with paper ballots because there are human beings handling them, extracting information from them, and so on. Remove the human error factor by going digital all the way.
Absolutely not. When you look at voting machine rigging in the USA you realize that verifiable paper ballots are the safest means of keeping the vote honest.
What voter machine rigging? Evidence?
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