Hang on, that’s not a cross…

Want to play your part in democracy but too much of a ‘lad’ to put a cross in the box like everyone else?

Simply draw a cartoon penis in the box, entertaining yourself and exercising your right to vote at the same time.

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That’s what one voter in Scotland did, in what could become an epidemic the next time the general public is trusted to vote for something.

It’s unknown whether the drawing – scrambled in the Remain box, in case you were wondering – was a vote for Remain, a protest or a deliberately spoiled ballot.


STV’s Colin Mackay was on hand to answer some of our many, many questions.

There was an argument over a spoiled ballot in W Dunbartonshire. Voter drew penis in the Remain box. Who got the vote? — Colin Mackay (@STVColin) June 24, 2016

So what happened? Was the vote thrown away or counted?



Over to Colin…

Penis result. The vote was counted for Remain. Because it was erect it was considered a positive endorsement! — Colin Mackay (@STVColin) June 24, 2016

So there you have it.

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The Electoral Commission guidelines agrees that it can be counted – as long as ‘the intention of the voter clearly appears on the ballot paper’.

The artist may have been inspired by a Welsh voter who drew a member while voting in the general election last year.

He filled the box for Conservative candidate Glyn Davies, helping to re-elect Mr Davies as the MP.

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