Reminder about Voting.

Some idiot shared a picture of their postal voting slip on social media tonight.

Folks it is illegal to photograph your ballot paper so please do not do it whether it's a postal vote or you are in the polling station. No photography otherwise Inspector Knacker of the Yard maybe feeling your collar.

And on the subject of voting the old "why do they use pencils" urban myth will no doubt come up again. It's not so the staff can erase your vote and change it that is rubbish.

You can bring and use your own writing instrument if you want although technically it is illegal, staff have been told to let it go.

If you use a pen and the ink is not dry when you fold the paper it is possible that the ink transfers so the paper has 2 crosses. In other words this is for your benefit not some sinister conspiracy.

If either of these 2 points come up in your company please clarify them I have been surprised the number of people who didn't know this.

Thanks

One more point

Yes, she's perpetually rather pleased with herself, but without any real substance, relatability or even passion for policy to back it up.

Edited by dollardays (27 Nov 2019 10.17pm)

I don't think they'll lose any ground either. In a way they carved out their position of being the mainstream remain option, at the cost of actually having a chance to get a sniff of power. It was always going to come down to which position our of remain and leave fragmented the least, and the Tories have played a blinder there with a little help from Nige.

Corbyn perhaps should've gone 2nd ref, but pledged to campaign for remain (to get the lib dems on board, either the party or the voters). Instead their position always seemed rather labyrinthian and ephemeral. It's hard to vote for a non position. He's a life long activist though anyway, and so on one level maybe he likes the rallying cry more than the responsibility of actually being in power.

Talk in the papers today that Boris is avoiding Andrew Neil, I can't say that I blame him I bet Corbyn wished he had.

Still for the sake fairness in this election Boris Minor should step up and take his six of the best from the Headmaster.

One more point

My son and I both received two each so you can have one of mine as long as you don't vote for Corbyn with it

Their other huge mistake was trying to turn it into a presidential style election then finding out that people didn't actually like her

Poll Cards

You don't need a poll card to vote nor do you need any ID in this election unless there is a trial going on in your area.

Poll cards are to help the staff quickly find you on the electoral register and thus keep the queues down. Just provide your name and address verbally.

You may not get a poll card if you have just recently registered to vote as they wont have time to send them out.

It is possible that the reason you don't have one is you are not on the electoral register, remember you most register every year this is not a one off thing.

If you have moved and not told the council the card will have gone to the old address.

If you are still concerned call the council's electoral services department for assistance. A word of advice if you have a problem on the day the odds that you will be able to vote are slim so help them help you and raise the issue now.

One more point

Boris has said many many spicy things as a journalist. Some of them are well known but others less so....but he's said a lot on Islam....much of which many of us would agree with....but that O'Neil could highlight.

Doing the O'Neil show would be a 'lose/lose' for Boris.

So he's going to have to 'war room' up some responses if he's going on. But he's going to have to deal with it at some point anyway.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

In which case if the council is doing its job properly you should not be on the electoral roll. Unless of course you live in Southampton where filling in the form appears to be optional.

One more point

I don't register every year either, yet My polling card turns up. I thought you only had to register if you moved house/area.

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"