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Kate Hawkesby: Special votes are finally out tomorrow
So tomorrow we finally —after such a ridiculously long wait— get the final vote count.
Specials will be done, duplicates checked, ballots finalized, we will know where we’re at, and more importantly, what form the new government might take.
The fact we’ve had three weeks in limbo is completely ludicrous and at least the incoming PM has acknowledged that and claims he’ll do something about changing it. Which as far as I understand involves changing the law and the way the electoral commission operates, and I hope they do that.
The electoral commission did not cover itself in glory: botching…
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