MSE News: Voting in elections today? You DON'T need a polling card – but take a pen or pencil 6 May 2021 at 1:12PM edited 6 May 2021 at 1:13PM in Consumer rights 12 replies 162 views

MSE_Helen_K

If you're heading out to vote in various elections across England, Scotland and Wales today you don't need to bring your polling card or ID - but you will need to bring a pen or pencil and wear a face covering...

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'Voting in elections today? You DON'T need a polling card – but take a pen or pencil with you'

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daveyjp

More incorrect advice.

You do not NEED to take a pen or pencil.

You are advised to take one, but they will be available in polling stations and they will be used just once.

JJ_Egan

- but you will need to bring a pen or pencil >. NO plenty of pencils in the booths  .

How is this a Consumer Right ??

oldagetraveller1

Use a pen (ballpoint preferably) too, take one with you. No way use a pencil, that's not recommended - just saying!

Polling card, not received one. Fortunately, not required. Never has been to my knowledge.

"wear a face covering" not if exempt.

MSE_Helen_K

daveyjp - The story does explain that: you should bring a pen or pencil if you can but polling stations should have spares. 
JJ_Egan - my thinking is that it's a consumer right to be able to vote. Happy to move to a different board though if you have a better suggestion? 
Thanks

JJ_Egan

Should be a headline /highlight as opposed to a forum .

MSE_Helen_K

JJ_Egan said:

Should be a headline /highlight as opposed to a forum .

We do set-up a forum thread for every MSE News story to give people a place for discussion. But thanks for the feedback JJ_Egan. 

giraffe69

Plenty of pencils available at my polling station. I imagine they sanitise them every few hours. Whatever the story says your OP says "but you will need to bring a pen or pencil " and it is manifestly not true. Why seek to explain it?

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

MSE_Helen_K said:

daveyjp - The story does explain that: you should bring a pen or pencil if you can but polling stations should have spares. 
JJ_Egan - my thinking is that it's a consumer right to be able to vote. Happy to move to a different board though if you have a better suggestion? 
Thanks

So only consumers can vote? 

Feels more like spam so the articles get read. 

custardy

MSE_Helen_K said:

daveyjp - The story does explain that: you should bring a pen or pencil if you can but polling stations should have spares. 
JJ_Egan - my thinking is that it's a consumer right to be able to vote. Happy to move to a different board though if you have a better suggestion? 
Thanks

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user1977

Are staff unable even to edit their own posts to correct factual errors?