In addition to the phone vote, members of the public who are part of the studio audience in the NEC on Sunday night will be able to cast their votes in a paper ballot at the venue and their votes will be added to the totals from the UK-wide phone vote.

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The vote also bans other counties in California from introducing new ATM-like electronic voting equipment in November, unless the machines include a verified paper trail of votes cast.

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Making use of a table, a lamp, the front of the stage and a cast of hand-drawn marionettes, The Paper Cinema told two classic tales.

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"This has to some extent cast a shadow over the way in which these countries accept the invitation, " the paper says.

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