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Poppy9

If we all waited until someone was worthy we would wait forever.

We have to make the best of what we have. If you are so disallusioned why not stand yourself. If you are worthy we will all vote for you

ashmit

And if you just don't vote, whoever gets elected will think it's because you don't give a **** and take it as carte blanche to do whatever they like. At least go and spoil your ballot paper - it's not the height of rebellion, but in my opinion, it's better than nothing. (and if you choose not to, in my opinion, you have no right to complain about whoever gets elected in! Like Michael Moore says, and Poppy, if you think they're that bad, you have a duty to stand yourself!)

Just my (totally OT) 2c.

But yes, get on the electoral register. Makes life hundreds of times easier.

Poppy9

Don't bother spoiling your paper nobody cares and they are not counted. I have worked in polling stations for years. If a spoilt ballot paper goes in the box it is excluded at the count. If the Presiding officer is handed a spoilt paper, sometimes its accidental, they can reissue the ballot paper and they keep the spoilt one in an envelope. The only reason they keep it is to check the number of papers issued with the number counted.

On the subject of polling stations many electors get annoyed at people (tellers) standing outside or in the foyer asking for their number of name and address. You do not have to give it to them. Legally they are only allowed to ask on the way out but it makes our live simpler if they ask on the way in and most councils adopt this attitude as otherwise you get people coming back in and asking for their number. If you don't wish to give your info to the teller politely decline. If they persist inform the polling station and they will enforce the rules. Personally I always tell them as soon as they arrive if they treat the electors with respect and do not hassle them I will let them wait in the foyer (if its raining this works better), give them a chair and let them use the facilities. If they hassle people they can stand outside

davidcampbell

ashmit wrote:

And if you just don't vote, whoever gets elected will think it's because you don't give a **** and take it as carte blanche to do whatever they like. QUOTE]


isnt that what they do anyway?

Altarf

Poppy9 wrote:

On the subject of polling stations many electors get annoyed at people (tellers) standing outside or in the foyer asking for their number of name and address.

They always annoy me because they create queues of people in the foyer who think that they have to give their name to these people. If you try to go past the queue to go and vote, you get filthy looks or comments (occasionally from the tellers).

Complaining to the election officials usually gets them thrown off the premises.

ashmit

davidcampbell wrote:

ashmit wrote:

And if you just don't vote, whoever gets elected will think it's because you don't give a **** and take it as carte blanche to do whatever they like. QUOTE]


isnt that what they do anyway?

I think they'd be bloody scared if there was a 100% turnout. They'd know people cared then. As it is, with less than 50%, I don't blame them for thinking nobody cares.

Do you write to your MP? Do you make a stand on issues you care about? If so, I'll take back what I said about voting, because you're politically active in other ways. If not... well then. No right to complain.

But this has got very off topic, so I'm not going to post again on here.

davidcampbell

where did this idea come from that i am complaining about the government. all i said was i dont use my vote.

i dont write to my mp - to be honest dont even know who it is - and i have little interest in politics. thats my choice

but as you say, very off topic, lets agree to disagree