Scotland: Vote-counting firm refuses to appear before Scottish parliamentary committee
The Sunday Herald reports: THE FIRM that provided the e-counting technology at last year's botched Holyrood election is refusing to appear before a parliamentary inquiry into the fiasco.
DRS, which supplied the equipment for scanning and reading the ballot papers, said it has had to "regrettably decline" a request for oral evidence.
The company believes the "quantity of information" it provided to a previous inquiry makes an appearance at Holyrood unnecessary.
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The snub comes as the parliament's local government and communities committee looks at the problems surrounding last year's Scottish elections.
Around 140,000 ballots were spoiled last May after voters failed to get to grips with the new single ballot paper.
An official inquiry into the bungled election, led by Canadian Ron Gould, blamed political parties and the Scotland Office for putting their own interests above those of the public. -- Votecount Firm Snubs Holyrood Inquiry (from Sunday Herald)