 (For example, the SNP was listed as "Alex Salmond for First Minister", rather than the party name) Such poor ballot design decisions contributed to a similarly higher rate of spoiled ballots in the 2000 United States presidential election in areas of Florida such as Miami-Dade and Duval counties.Another reason presented was that local elections took place on the same day with a different voting system and different design.Whereas the parliamentary election asked voters to mark a cross, the local council elections asked voters to number/ rank their candidates, as the council elections were under the single transferable vote system.