Emergency Meetings in the Electoral Commission

IMMEDIATE
1pm 22nd September

Sources reveal that there are some serious questions being asked within the Electoral Commission over the North East Referendum designation fiasco. Meetings are being held today and panic is rife within the walls of Trvelyan House.

Who was responsible for failing to check out NESNO? The information on their website www.northeastsaysno.co.uk is hardly informative and appears to be written by someone with a very limited understanding of the real debate.
They have no public meetings arranged.

Who failed to check out the Conservative connections within NESNO?

Who at the Electoral Commssion was responsible for checking the Government literature? The first the Electoral Commission had sight of the 'Have Your Say' Leaflet was on 3rd September at 1.30pm in Trevelyan House when it was handed to Douglas Stewart, Head of Referendums.

Why are the Electoral Commission not challenging the Government over the 'purdah period? Electoral Commission say no more information can be placed in the public domain for 28 days prior to the first ballot papers going out on 18th October. The ODPM are now saying they meant 28 days before the closing of the polls on 4th November. Which one is it guys?

They have not confirmed whether they are happy with the misleading content of the 'Have Your Say Leaflet.' Perhaps when they are called to submit evidence to the courts they may find the balls that they are supposed to have.

Still no decision has been given as to how they designated the No groups and which criteria the long established campaign did not fit.

No response to the question..."Was it only the North East No Campaign who was asked to submit further evidence?"

No explanation as to how NESNO appeared on the agenda for the House of Commons Select Committee which sat on 15th September. Designation was only decided, according to the Electoral Commission, the day before. The agenda was circulated on 9th September with Yes4theNorthEast and NESNO as the Yes and No campaigns.
All paths lead to our door...electronically, physically etc...with no-one even to find a telephone number for NESNO. How, therefore, did NESNO manage to get the shout?

Did the BBC know?

Nice to know that the Electoral Commission are now running around in a state of panic and disarray and seem to be preparing for Hurricane Ivan. Perhaps if they had devoted the same energies at scrutinising NESNO they would not be about to come under the full glare of the spotlight of the media.