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Mr Kerley is examining electoral systems, but not the mechanics of getting more people to vote. He is dealing with how to get better councillors and the question of four-year terms and whether they should coincide with parliamentary terms.
The paper talks about the possibility of flagging up the votes on the public television screens at the same time as the convener gets them. That would certainly get around the problem of a lack of openness.