Peter Grant MP @PeterGrantMP
@Jab64000 @MhairiHunter @savagehenrycelt @crimbosocks @Dickybeau No. The boxes are tipped out onto tables in full view of agents of all parties / campaigns. As the polling staff unfold them & count them, political agents are allowed to keep a tally of votes for each side. It’s called “sampling” because it’s not possible to tally every paper. — PolitiTweet.org