Candidates say lack of ‘hard and fast’ rules has led to confusion and poor turnout
Rivals jostling to become the next chancellor of Oxford university have complained about Lord Peter Mandelson emailing his campaign material to thousands of potential voters. The university will next week name its first new chancellor in two decades after a fiercely-contested election that has been marred by criticism from both candidates and voters.
Royall, a former leader of the House of Lords, expressed concern that only 31,000 people had voted, about a tenth of the alumni, senior staff and faculty who were eligible. “It’s been such a strange election,” she said: “There were no hard and fast rules. It’s very difficult when you don’t quite know what you should do. Next time, we have to ensure more alumni are aware of their ability to register to vote.
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