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Ballot Question

Perhaps I am being too cynical but we could all (those eligible to vote in the forthcoming ballot, that is), end up voting for a move to Kirkby by default. I haven't yet heard what the actual wording will be, but it only takes something along the lines of, "Would you be in favour of Everton moving from Goodison in order to be able to build a stadium with the increased capacity required for future growth...etc" You get the picture, I'm sure.

I don't think anyone would disagree that such a move to enable development would be wrong and would probably vote "yes" in this case.

Given Buster's penchant for backtracking, bullshitting and in my opinion, lying, it would be a refreshingly simple matter for him to announce that the vast majority of votes were in favour of a move, ergo, Kirkby here we come!

Maybe I am being a little simplistic here and perhaps a bit too naive. I am sure the good readers of this mailbag will let me know.
Tom Edwards, York Posted 25/07/2007 at 23:22:34

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Lyndon

As the ballot approaches, that is the biggest unknown now and also the biggest fear: how loaded will the question be. If, as Mr Wyness appears to have done, you have hung your hat on a "yes" vote with no plan B, you've effectively put all your chips on the outcome of the ballot. (Apologies for the mixed metaphors...) With so much riding on it, to what lengths do you go to try and ensure that the vote goes your way? We shall see...

Danny Jones
1 Posted 26/07/2007 at 01:26:03

Another rumour I have heard about the vote is that under 18s can’t vote in this, as a 15 year old who has had a season ticket for 7 years I’m not to happy about it.

Gerard Madden
2 Posted 26/07/2007 at 02:24:49

I did hear a while back that the question may be ’Will you still purchase a season ticket if the club re-locates to Kirkby?’, If that’s the case then fair enough as the question will be being asked to season ticket holders.

There’ll probably be a different question asked to the other groups.

Shaun Brennan
3 Posted 26/07/2007 at 09:09:09

The was i see it. A vote gives you a definitive option i.e. Yes/No or Labour/Tory/Con

If it doesn’t then the whole thing is a charade.

Barry Bragg
4 Posted 26/07/2007 at 09:07:40

Why are we even having this discussion? The ballot is being organised by the electoral reform society. If the they were not happy that the question was fair they would not be prepared to put their name to the ballot and without them involved the ballot would have no credence. At the end of the day you make the answer which indicates yes or no to a move to Kirkby no matter how the question is worded. How difficult can it be?

To use your example

"Would you be in favour of Everton moving from Goodison in order to be able to build a stadium with the increased capacity required for future growth’

just answer no. It’s that simple really. They would have to be very smart and devious to devise a question that you couldn’t answer to rgister a no to Kirkby.

Shaun Brennan
5 Posted 26/07/2007 at 12:03:03

The ERS are not setting the questions they are just counting the vote|(is it ok to call it a vote). That what i believe anyway.