An Opposing View of Scotland's Ballot Paper Problem: Arbuthnott and the Government had the Right Idea.

In this article the author discusses aspects of ballots and voting practices in elections held in Scotland. At issue is a form of proportional representation called the mixed-member or additional member system, which requires the use of two separate paper ballots. In answer to protests that this system led to confusion and resulted in a higher number of spoiled and invalid ballots, a government board of inquiry was convened. The author endorses the finding of the commission which recommended changing the name of the voting system.