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Dear Friend,For  the  firs t  time,  the Bri tish people  will ha ve a choice abou t  the s ys tem  the y use  to elec t their MPs.On Ma y 5 th 2011,  there  will be a re ferendum on  whe ther  to adop t  the Al terna ti ve  Vo te. The Firs t Pas t  The Pos t s ys tem hands po wer  to  the luck y  fe w  who li ve in marginalcons ti tuencies and sucks i t a wa y  from  the  vas t ma jori t y o f us  who do no t. So o ver  thenex t  ten mon ths  the Liberal Democra ts  will be  figh ting hard,  wi th o thers,  for a ‘ yes’  vo te in the re ferendum. I  wan t  to s weep a wa y  the curren t s ys tem and replace i t  wi th  theAl terna ti ve  Vo te. We need  you  to be par t o f  this campaign. I t  will no t be eas y.  There  willbe man y MPs  who wan t  to keep  the s ta tus quo because i t pro tec ts  them  from  the need  to  win ma jori t ysuppor t.Bu t  with  your help  we can do i t.  We need  you  to inspire, en thuse and persuade  your friends,  famil y and neighbours  to come ou t on Ma y 5 and cas t  their ballo t  for  fairer  vo tes. There are  t wo  things  tha t  you can do  toda y  to ge t  the re ferendum campaign o f f  to a  fl yings tar t. Firs t, please sign up  to our Fairer  Vo tes campaign ne wsle t ter here: w w w. fairer vo tes.org.ukSecond,  you can use  the enclosed ar t work ma terials in  your local campaign  to s tar tge t ting our message across  to  the public abou t  the need  for change. Toge ther,  we can  win  this re ferendum.All bes t  wishes,
Nick  Clegg MP
Leader o f  the LiberalDemocra ts & Depu t y Prime Minis ter
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Fairer Votes Referendum campaign material
July 2010
 
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Fairer Votes Referendum 5th May 2011
I / We the undersigned will be voting YES on 5th May to changeBritain’s unfair and outdated electoral system.
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Will you say to fairer votes?
Are you fed up with a political system thatgave us the Iraq War, the MPs’ expensesscandal and means that millions of votes arewasted every election?
All that can change on 5th May next year in the
Fairer Votes Referendum 
.Changing the way our voting system works willmean that MPs won’t be able to ignore people asthey often have in the past. Every vote will count.A yes vote will put power back in your hands –where it belongs.****** ********* said, “Changing our outdated andunfair voting system will give power back to thepeople. The Alternative Vote system means thatevery vote will count unlike the current systemwhere millions of votes are wasted.”The Fairer Votes Referendum on 5th May will bethe first UK wide referendum for over 35 years.To save money, it will be held on the same dayas regular elections across Britain.Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said, “We’veseen the failings of the current First Past ThePost electoral system again and again.“It hands power to the lucky few who live inmarginal constituencies and sucks it away fromthe vast majority of us who do not. On May 5th, ayes vote can change that.”Local pic& caption
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Fairer Votes Referendum
Fairer votesmean morepower to you
Britain’s unfair andoutdated voting system isat the heart of what’swrong in our country.
It has allowed Governmentsand MPs to ignore us andtake us for granted.But all that can change withthe Fairer Votes Referendumon 5th May 2011.Under the fairer
Alternative Vote 
system all votes willcount making sure your voicecan’t be ignored any more.A Yes vote on 5th May willput power back in your hands- where it belongs.
Fairer Votes can bring real change
to fairer votes
People are set to vote onBritain’s unfair and outdatedvoting system in areferendum next May.
Lib Dem Leader Nick Cleggsaid, “Changing our votingsystem will help change theway Britain is run - puttingpeople back in charge.”
Question for surveys
Every survey we do from now until May should have a question regarding votingintention on the Fairer Votes Referendum. This is also a question we should be askingwhen canvassing. The results of these should be recorded on EARS.
Are you in favour of replacing Britain’s current voting system with a newfairer (Alternative Vote) system where every vote will count?Yes No Not sure
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