Electoral Commission Says From Now On “Special Votes” Will Be Known As “Annoyingly Slow Votes”
SNAIL MAIL.
The New Zealand Electoral Commission declared that from now on, the “Special Votes” will be officially known as “Annoyingly Slow Votes.” This announcement comes after years of complaints and confusion surrounding the time it takes to tally the “special votes” casted during the NZ election campaign.
To the casual observer the confusion is understandable. On this year’s election night it took mere hours to count more than 2.2 million votes, but the remaining 500,000 “special” votes for some reason are expected to take at least two weeks.
