UCL Conservative Society

Mike Rouse is going to be running accurate polling for the election. Any CF member can vote, but they need to register first on Mike’s website.

“I acknowledge Nicholas Webb’s sidebar poll that makes use of Blogger’s services, however I note that it is quite easy to rig. All you have to do is delete your browsers cookies and reload your browser to be able to vote again, and again, and again.

What I want to try out is a way of building some reliable polling information on the upcoming elections. My initial thought is to put out a poll before every hustings events and then immediately afterwards also. However, the main problem is working out a way to stop the system being played to give the perception of advantage to a particular candidate.

I have an option of requiring an email address for each submission, but it is also quite easy for somebody to put a fake email address in that looks about right and get away with multiple voting.

The method I am going to plump for is a system of “tokens”. These are issued to email addresses and can only be used once. They will only be issued to addresses for people that sign up to become a panelist.

To become a panelist you will need to complete the information in the form below before Friday 25 January 2008, after which it will be unlikely that new panelists will be taken on. As a panelist you have to commit to a number of things:

• That you will vote in every poll put out
• That you are eligible to vote in the elections

It would help if you attend some of the hustings events, but this is not essential. I am keen to get as many people as possible to register as panelists, so please tell other CF members about this registration form and encourage them to take part.”

Click here to register to vote.

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