polling station in saint helier during referendum
option supported team , claimed simple, fair , equal , implementation mean first time, islanders have equal in how states made . supporters of option b claimed removing constables states lead parishes being unrepresented, whilst supporters of option c claimed keeping senators important, describing them representative elected office , therefore democratic.
states deputy jeremy maçon called minimum turnout threshold of 40% referendum encourage more people vote, proposal rejected vote of 31–13 in states. proposal constable phil rondel 51% threshold rejected 36–7. adrian lee, expert on jersey politics, claimed turnout low enough states ignore results.
in march, senator lyndon farnham asked treasury minister £5,000 given each of campaign groups, , each campaign s spending capped @ £10,000. farnham supporting option c campaign.
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