Hmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).
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I've never liked the idea of postal voting. I'll be going in person.
Originally posted by PlymOriginally posted by SerbyHmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).
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Originally posted by PlymOriginally posted by SerbyHmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).
This confused me when that Dimbleby guy said it on the tv, I thought before we just got our ticket through the post if we were on the electoral roll, but I think it's changed?THIS WEEKS TOP 5
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Originally posted by SholasBoyOriginally posted by PlymOriginally posted by SerbyHmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).
This confused me when that Dimbleby guy said it on the tv, I thought before we just got our ticket through the post if we were on the electoral roll, but I think it's changed?
I think that's why they've sent a letter out to every address well before polling cards cofirming if we're registered or not.
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Originally posted by BradOriginally posted by PlymOriginally posted by SerbyHmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).be kind to every kind (also the unkind kind!!!!!)
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Originally posted by SerbyOriginally posted by BradOriginally posted by PlymOriginally posted by SerbyHmm, afaik you don't need to register for voting if you're already on the voting list (which happens automatic when you turn 18).
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Originally posted by WayneI go out and vote at the polling stations - it's like the ultimate stamp of approval in a democratic society. Probably sounds really cringey.
This will be only my second vote - I probably only have 11 more votes left in my lifetime! I want to actually go and vote as often as I can, not just post it.
I go down to the Polling Station every time and mix with the 'blue rinse brigade' , it always seems to be just old people there. Well, I guess it's like a day out for themThis is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary
It might sound like I'm an unapologetic bitch
But sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is
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Originally posted by BradYou only need to register to vote at an address once. Obviously if you move, you have to do it again to change address.
From the number of expensively made adverts on TV, it's clear that getting people to register before the date set is a problem. Presumably a lot of people turn up at the polling booths who are not registered to vote, otherwise they would not need to run the adverts.
The Government also know who's registered to vote and don't. Since each person who has voted is checked off the electoral register, to prevent duplicate votes, or voting fraud, hence the time limit on registering.Education for anyone aged 12 to 16 has made a mess of the world!
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Originally posted by MadgefanOriginally posted by WayneI go out and vote at the polling stations - it's like the ultimate stamp of approval in a democratic society. Probably sounds really cringey.
This will be only my second vote - I probably only have 11 more votes left in my lifetime! I want to actually go and vote as often as I can, not just post it.
I go down to the Polling Station every time and mix with the 'blue rinse brigade' , it always seems to be just old people there. Well, I guess it's like a day out for themThis is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary
The fact that old people vote will save them from most of the extreme Torry cutting policies. Let's have a bedroom tax say the Torries, but guess what it doesn't apply to anyone over 65 living in a house.Education for anyone aged 12 to 16 has made a mess of the world!
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Originally posted by MadgefanDon't you vote in local elections ? It seems like I'm voting for some new council member every year
I go down to the Polling Station every time and mix with the 'blue rinse brigade' , it always seems to be just old people there. Well, I guess it's like a day out for themThis is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary
Though I do like the idea of there being a discretionary power base in the PCC, the whole thing was a fiasco.
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I think annoyingly I've screwed up my registering to vote.
Because all bills are paid on my rent, (i.e. council tax is not in my name) I'm not sure it will work that I've registered for my new constituency. I assume they will have contacted my landlord to see if I live at that address but I've not heard anything.
I was going to fill out the vote by proxy form, which I'm not sure is even legal as I don't live at my parents constituency anymore despite still being registered there. Anyway I think I may be too late to do that now as well
#ANNOYING
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Originally posted by UKMusicLovaI think annoyingly I've screwed up my registering to vote.
Because all bills are paid on my rent, (i.e. council tax is not in my name) I'm not sure it will work that I've registered for my new constituency. I assume they will have contacted my landlord to see if I live at that address but I've not heard anything.
I was going to fill out the vote by proxy form, which I'm not sure is even legal as I don't live at my parents constituency anymore despite still being registered there. Anyway I think I may be too late to do that now as well
#ANNOYING
If in doubt pop into your local Town Hall, they have the register of voters and you can check it out.Education for anyone aged 12 to 16 has made a mess of the world!
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Panorama last night had some American chap who predicts elections in the USA do the same for the UK. The results were interesting.
Basically the Tories would have the most seats, but only about 10 more than Labour! SNP having about 48 seats, the Lib Dems on 24 the others not more than about 20 seats. Which means that if Labour did join up with the SNP they still wouldn't have a working majority, nor would the Conservatives with the Lib Dems. Somehow I can't see the SNP joining the Conservatives!
So it looks like only policies that have a general agreement between most parties will become reality and that unpopular ones such as the bedroom tax will get the push. Massive cuts are out! Assuming the Yank is right!
Scotland should do well out of this election anyway!Education for anyone aged 12 to 16 has made a mess of the world!
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Originally posted by SholasBoyI'm surprised anyone at all is still voting Lib Dem.
I suspect that is the case with a lot of people, they vote for the person not the party. Especially if they have been to see them and they have sorted something out for them.
It was clear that the USA chap thought that the UKIP party will simply not get any of the seats the media is making them out to get, perhaps only less than you can count on one hand.
Like the Lib Dems they will suffer from the first past the post system. Getting a lot of votes, but few seats.Education for anyone aged 12 to 16 has made a mess of the world!
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Originally posted by WayneOriginally posted by MadgefanDon't you vote in local elections ? It seems like I'm voting for some new council member every year
I go down to the Polling Station every time and mix with the 'blue rinse brigade' , it always seems to be just old people there. Well, I guess it's like a day out for themThis is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary
Though I do like the idea of there being a discretionary power base in the PCC, the whole thing was a fiasco.
A lot of people in my area had the same idea .... turnout was about 14 % for the whole county
I think that pattern was repeated nationwide.
It might sound like I'm an unapologetic bitch
But sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is
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Originally posted by Graham76manOriginally posted by SholasBoyI'm surprised anyone at all is still voting Lib Dem.
.However, as I said, hell would have to freeze over for me to vote Conservative for the national government.
It might sound like I'm an unapologetic bitch
But sometimes you know I gotta call it like it is
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Miliband tripping off the stage last night...
A recent poll has the Conservatives on 35%, ahead of Labour's 30% - still not enough for a majority. However; after Miliband last night ruled out a coalition with the SNP, God knows what we will end up with.
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Originally posted by WayneA recent poll has the Conservatives on 35%, ahead of Labour's 30% - still not enough for a majority. However; after Miliband last night ruled out a coalition with the SNP, God knows what we will end up with.
YouGov had Labour on 35 and the Tories on 34 after Question Time and most others have it as close too at the moment.
He doesn't need the SNP to become PM. If neither win a majority and Cameron doesn't win his vote of confidence in the HoC (which will most likely be the case), it'll be Miliband forming a minority government. The thought of which isn't very appealing, but it might not last the full term if history is anything to go by. He's foolish not to put cards on the table for a formal coalition deal.
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That world-famous statistician that predicted perfectly the outcome of the US General Election, state-by-state, predicted on Panorama that the Conservatives would get 283 seats, Labour would get 270 seats and the SNP would get 48. Meaning that only a Conservative-SNP formation could form a majority government.
So many different outcomes to this, I can't wait until Thursday/Friday. So excited to go and vote!
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