In rejecting proposals for island-wide voting last week, States members took the wrong decision but for some of the right reasons.

ISLANDERS were yesterday disgusted that the States had thrown out all proposals for island-wide voting, according to the deputy behind the original report.

ISLAND-WIDE voting has been rejected.

One of the difficulties with the debate that has been triggered by the release of the States Assembly and Constitution Committee’s report on island-wide elections is that it is not clear what benefits are supposed to flow from introducing it.

ELECTIONS would become a lottery if island-wide voting was introduced, according to sitting States member Barry Brehaut.

Judging from yesterday’s initial reaction to proposals to introduce island-wide voting from next year’s general election of deputies, islanders’ reaction can best be summed up as, ‘nice idea, but…’

Of all political nirvanas locally, island-wide voting is up there with that other hallowed goal – ‘joined up government’.

ISLAND-WIDE voting could finally get the go-ahead next month.

TIME is tight if Guernsey wants island-wide voting in the 2012 elections, according to the team designing it.

PARISH officials have expressed fears over the possible introduction of island-wide voting outlined in this month’s Billet.