Another election, another ballot paper problem

In the UK we're used to just a few candidates in elections, but the  
proportational representation system used for the European Parliament  
elections makes it easier for smaller parties to succeed. Our ballot  
paper in Reading seemed to be two A4 sheets long (that would be 210mm  
x 594mm), and would not fit on the table where you voted.

In this BBC news story from another constituency, the last party on  
the list was hidden by a unexpected extra fold:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8084086.stm

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Rob Waller
Department of Typography & Graphic Communication
University of Reading

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