Latest elections held by the Association of Optometrists were flawed and should be re-run according to a former chairman of the organisation.
Nigel Burnett Hodd, AOP national chairman in 1988 and on the AOP council for over 26 years, was reacting to this year's move to an online system.
Complaints about the change resulted in original deadlines being extended by a fortnight for elections in four UK regions (News 30.03.12).
In a letter sent to Optician, Burnett Hodd said: 'I know of no optical organisation that votes online and I deplore the lack of information available to make it a fair vote and the lack of records afterwards for me to refer to. It is my opinion, already voiced to the AOP, that the election should be declared null and void and that paper ballots should be sent out and established procedures followed.'
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