@davidjrosenberg We can't say that for sure. in the last elections the "Blank and Invalid" section was separate if you see here labour.org.uk/activist-hub/g…
@davidjrosenberg In the current report the two sections are merged. labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
@davidjrosenberg When it comes to multiple elections, loads of voters may not vote in one or other election. 4 example young membs might choose to only vote in the YL election to support a cand they know. In 2020 by-elections 96k voted in the leadership but not in the NEC elections
@davidjrosenberg If u look at the "blank or invalid" 4 all elections this time it is quite varied: 6,097, 1,159, 1,206, 1, 26,514, & 309. labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
@davidjrosenberg This is because there are different electorates. However 2 are the same: CLP's and Treasurer and the latter one says: 26,514 "invalid or blank". Thus on this basis should u not say "26,000 people have been excluded from the Party Treasurer election"?
@davidjrosenberg What all these numbers say to me already is that most of the "invalid or blank" ballots are actually blank because the person (eg a YL memb 4 the NEC election) chose not to cast their vote in it. No doubt some are invalid, but it looks nowhere near 6,000 at this point
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