U.K. Politics: Nadine Dorries resigns her post as MP - or does she?

[Serby]

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).

[Plym]

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).

completely wrong

[Brad]

I've never liked the idea of postal voting. I'll be going in person.

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).

completely wrong

Even in Serbia, you have to register to vote. How do you not know this, Serby? :-?

[SholasBoy]

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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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?

[Brad]

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).

completely wrong

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?

Everyone over 18 has to individually register to be on the electoral register (and something called the open register which is optional) now instead of parents / head of household adding us to the electoral roll etc. etc. Everyone should've been sent a letter to the address they're registered at on the roll about it but the change didn't run smoothly and most aren't even aware of the change as you'd expect.

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.

[Serby]

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).

completely wrong

Even in Serbia, you have to register to vote. How do you not know this, Serby? :-?

I frogot to mention I was talking about Serbia, but now I'm confused. I think once you are in the voting base (actually, I think you get invitation to do this), you don't have to register every year. Or is biscuits not registred at all?

[Brad]

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).

completely wrong

Even in Serbia, you have to register to vote. How do you not know this, Serby? :-?

I frogot to mention I was talking about Serbia, but now I'm confused. I think once you are in the voting base (actually, I think you get invitation to do this), you don't have to register every year. Or is biscuits not registred at all?

You only need to register to vote at an address once. Obviously if you move, you have to do it again to change address.

[Serby]

I enver got the letter in Serbia, they don't won't me to vote.

Well, let's ask biscuit what did he mean with 'didn't register on time'. Have you never voted till now?

[Madgefan]

I 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.

Don'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 them This is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary

[Graham76man]

You only need to register to vote at an address once. Obviously if you move, you have to do it again to change address.

However at any election they send out a letter to each address to say who's entitled to vote there. If someone doesn't qualify anymore, or someone new qualifies you have to send it back with the new information on. There's a certain time limit to complete the electoral register. Once the date is past, no new registrations can be entered.
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.

[Serby]

They still spray fingers with fluorescent thingy so that they know if we already voted or not.

[Graham76man]

I 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.

Don'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 them This is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary

I'm surprised really that old people don't use the postal vote more. Mind you since many polling booths are in schools I reckon that many are just going to check out what their old school is like now.
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.

[Wayne]

Who's voting for Ed Hogan?

[Wayne]

Don'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 them This is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary

Not so much with local elections - I voted in the Police Commissioner one I think. Which was a disaster. Though I do like the idea of there being a discretionary power base in the PCC, the whole thing was a fiasco.

[UKMusicLova]

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

[Graham76man]

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

The voting card for you will have gone to the registered address. I think if you have the voting card you can still vote in the election, but it will be in the old constituency where you vote. I don't think it matters as long it's the person who's on the card and they can pick it up from the address sent to. As long as you don't try to vote twice. I can't see that being illegal. You can presumably stay in your parents house? Without a voting card you can't vote registered or not.
If in doubt pop into your local Town Hall, they have the register of voters and you can check it out.

[Graham76man]

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!

[SholasBoy]

I'm surprised anyone at all is still voting Lib Dem.

[Graham76man]

I'm surprised anyone at all is still voting Lib Dem.

There was a chap on that Panorama show saying he wouldn't normally vote Lib Dem, but the MP for his area is one and since he thinks he's a really good at his job then he will vote for him. But if it was any other chap for the Lib Dems - then no.

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.

[Madgefan]

Don'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 them This is my 6th General Election, which is pretty scary

Not so much with local elections - I voted in the Police Commissioner one I think. Which was a disaster. Though I do like the idea of there being a discretionary power base in the PCC, the whole thing was a fiasco.

Oh, the Police Commissioner one was the first time I didn't vote in any kind of election .... basically a protest 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.

[Madgefan]

I'm surprised anyone at all is still voting Lib Dem.

There was a chap on that Panorama show saying he wouldn't normally vote Lib Dem, but the MP for his area is one and since he thinks he's a really good at his job then he will vote for him. But if it was any other chap for the Lib Dems - then no.

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This is why I vote differently for our local elections and a General election. My local councillor is Conservative, but she does a great job and fights our corner in the council. Her dreams and wishes for our community match my own, it's just unfortunate she is Conservative but nobody is perfect However, as I said, hell would have to freeze over for me to vote Conservative for the national government.

[VoteMe]

Think I've settled who to vote for, main driving force for me has been a big increase in child poverty we've seen in the past five years.

[Wayne]

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.

[Brad]

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.

That polls seems to be an odd one out

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.

[Wayne]

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!