Very interesting page here from the Electoral Commission about what can and can't be accepted as a legitimate, unambiguous mark on a ballot paper.
As you'll see, it doesn't always have to be an X - but two strikes and you're out. You must make your intentions plain and you mustn't do anything that could identify you.
X Marks the Box: How to Make Politics Work for You
Daniel Blythe, author of X MARKS THE BOX: HOW TO MAKE POLITICS WORK FOR YOU will be giving away the EBOOK version of his book absolutely FREE in the run-up to the 2010 General Election and in advance of the publication of the printed edition.
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Interesting - thanks for linking this. I was wondering the other day how much leeway voters are given in this area.
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