A largely illiterate electorate was badly prepared to deal with needlessly complex ballots.

WebCT's user interface has been criticized as needlessly complex and unintuitive.

I support allowing employers to offer bonuses to hourly employees without the needlessly complex paperwork that is required under current labor law.

But the needlessly complex reporting rules amount to overkill, especially for underfunded City Council challengers.

His platform called for simplification of the federal financial aid system, which he described as "needlessly complex."

The argument is part of a needlessly complex tussle over how to make the current year's deficit look as small as possible.

The announcement stated that it would be "irresponsible to carry on regardless with an inflexible, and needlessly complex programme."

Justice, though, can be grindingly slow, and some critics say the process is needlessly complex.

However, it also highlights the ludicrous extent to which legislation has made working in the arts a needlessly complex legal minefield.

According to the World Bank, the rate structure is needlessly complex for both volumetric rates and connection fees.