Council chief forfeits wages after Sheffield poll chaos
Sheffield City Council's boss has given up his £20,000 returning officer fee after long queues stopped people voting at the general election.
Police were called to sit-in protests at three polling stations in the city after hundreds were unable to vote.
The council's chief executive, John Mothersole, who was responsible for voting, apologised and admitted the council had "got things wrong".
The Electoral Commission is carrying out a review into what happened.
Whilst I appreciate this returning officer's gesture...
How many returning officer's are there throughout the country? And why are they getting paid £20,000 each, from the taxpayers, in effect, for one day's work?
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