libs poised to claim wa govt , page-4

Hi fatstocks,

Let me grab my electoral commission hat for one minute. Running a fair, balanced and accountable poll comes a long way in front of rushing to the phone to get results in. I've been part of the election process for decades and our country runs a fantastic polling process. Every part of that process is under scrutiny and every action of polling officials is accountable.

Ensuring that accountability quite rightly, takes considerable time on polling evening. Getting the process right is more important than getting results quickly.