ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɛmplˈɔɪiː ʌv kˈʌltʃɚɹˌɛnɛt kˈʌmɹi ɐlˈɛdʒd ðætðə pˈoʊl hɐdbɪn ɹˈɪɡd tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ˌækjuːzˈeɪʃənz ʌv "dˈʌmɪŋdˈaʊn", ænd tʊ ɛnʃˈʊɹ ðæt ˈoʊeɪn ɡlˈɪndʊɚ dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻsˈiːv mˈoːɹ vˈoʊts ðɐn ˈænʊɹɹˌɪn bˈɛvæn, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðiːz klˈeɪmz wɜː lˈeɪɾɚ dɪsmˈɪst baɪ ðə wˈɛlʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
In August 2004 a former employee of Culturenet Cymru alleged that the poll had been rigged to avoid accusations of "dumbing-down", and to ensure that Owain Glyndŵr did not receive more votes than Aneurin Bevan, although these claims were later dismissed by the Welsh Government.