General election blog roundup 20
Up now, as you've probably already twigged. It's me tonight, so bunk links to generalelection@gmail.com - ta!
In other news - as yet unbroken - the death of the Liberal Democrat candidate in the safe Tory seat of South Staffordshire could cause some problems. Worth keeping an eye on, that.
Now, what with it being a Bank Holiday and all, I'm off to the pub.
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In the States, it's not uncommon to vote for a dead person--Mel Carnahan won his race for the US Senate some time after his plane crashed, a consolation prize he probably didn't properly appreciate.
Can that happen here?
Electoral law in this country's all screwy, so there's still a lot of confusion up there, from what I've heard. As a mark of respect campaigning has been suspended in any case, and it currently appears that the election will be postponed for a month or so. Whether or not it's technically possible for a dead candidate to win an election in the UK I'm afraid I have no idea.
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