R71 update: 104,000 signatures counted, error rate still lower than needed

The Elections Division continues counting on Referendum 71: Now, they’ve counted 103,898 signatures. Of those, 91,716 have been accepted. Supporters need 120,577 signatures in order for the referendum to go to a vote in November.

There’s some heated discussion on the counting process over at the Secretary of State’s blog.

Also: They’ve got an interesting post up about the special care used to check ethnic names.

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