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Did 20mph vote get rigged?
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Alycidon
Oct 3, 2015, 1:57:39 PM10/3/15
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Looks fishy.
QUOTE:
One of the busiest roads in Newcastle could become a lot safer for cyclists with proposals to turn it into a 20mph zone.
But North Jesmond ward councillor Gerry Keating and others have expressed concern that many of the votes counted were either from outside Jesmond or duplicate votes, leading to rumours that that the extra-district votes could have come from friends of cycling lobbyists who supported Option A.
Cllr Keating conducted a series of Freedom of Information requests to find out where the votes came from, and saw that some were from as far afield as Whitley Bay.
He said: "In theory, anyone on the planet could have voted."
http://road.cc/content/news/166648-councillors-could-approve-20mph-plans-long-fought-newcastle-safety-battle
QUOTE:
One of the busiest roads in Newcastle could become a lot safer for cyclists with proposals to turn it into a 20mph zone.
But North Jesmond ward councillor Gerry Keating and others have expressed concern that many of the votes counted were either from outside Jesmond or duplicate votes, leading to rumours that that the extra-district votes could have come from friends of cycling lobbyists who supported Option A.
Cllr Keating conducted a series of Freedom of Information requests to find out where the votes came from, and saw that some were from as far afield as Whitley Bay.
He said: "In theory, anyone on the planet could have voted."
http://road.cc/content/news/166648-councillors-could-approve-20mph-plans-long-fought-newcastle-safety-battle
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