Ok...so can someone (pretty please?) explain to me how something can be considered a valid referendum when the ballots are mailed in, in a "secrecy envelope" (ie. the one containing the ballot) inside another envelope containing the voter's name and address? And not only that, but the voter is required to sign the envelope and provide his/her date of birth. They might as well ask for picture ID and perhaps some fingerprints, while they're at it! Someone clearly doesn't understand some of the basic tenets of democracy (secret ballot, anyone?) or indeed what a referendum should look like. It is indicative of incompetence at best and...something more nefarious at worst...Either way, it is a poor example to those in other parts of the world who, we like to flatter ourselves, look to emulate us and learn from our successes with democracy. I was goign to add so much more but I'm too tired to do so at this point. Perhaps another time.
