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Have you exercised your right to vote ?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Have you been yet, or going to your polling station ?
Just dropping the sprog off at ballet and nipping in 
Also what's the most unusual polling station you've been in ?
Pubs, village halls or somewhere different to a leisure centre ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The only election in norfolk today was the local police commissoner one and seeing as no political party or the council has put any leaflets to explain anything about it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yep. Mine's in the local church hall. Not a very exciting location but there was actually a queue, which warmed my cockles."
It seemed busier than usual tonight |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to help staff the elections, and I had a couple of low count unusual ones, one was a garden shed!!! And another was quite literally a front room of a home at some traffic lights, I think we had a great footfall of three at that one lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I dont really know enough about it ... I wish I understood it ... so I havnt voted ... I feel bad about it ..  .... but I wouldnt know what I was voting for "
You still have two hours |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I always use postal voting, but seeing as our only local election was for the police commissioner - and none of the candidates bothered to canvass or leaflet drop - it seemed a pointless vote |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
have and always will exercise my right to vote my grandfather was injured on the somme fighting for our rights was mayor of his town and stood for parliament twice his wife was a suffragette and fought hard for the right of women to vote .
if you do not vote you can not complain when things are not to your liking
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
Fabville |
"Postal vote here  "
Postal vote for me, too.
I do shift work, so I find it much easier.
People died (and still do in some parts of the world) fighting for the right to vote. So even if I only have minimal information, I always excersise my right to vote. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
It's not yet 100 years (1918) since all men and all women (1928) got the vote in this country. It annoys me that people take this right so lightly when there are people still fighting for and dying for the right to cast a vote.
I have had the same polling station ever since I could vote. I popped along this morning and was pleased to see neighbours there waiting to vote too.
I hope the turnout hasn't been too low.  |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
harrow |
"It's not yet 100 years (1918) since all men and all women (1928) got the vote in this country. It annoys me that people take this right so lightly when there are people still fighting for and dying for the right to cast a vote.
I have had the same polling station ever since I could vote. I popped along this morning and was pleased to see neighbours there waiting to vote too.
I hope the turnout hasn't been too low. "
That's why I vote...mum drummed it to me that men and women fort for the right to vote
Thought I must say I want a box that says your all a bunch of lying wankers  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have you been yet, or going to your polling station ?
Just dropping the sprog off at ballet and nipping in
Also what's the most unusual polling station you've been in ?
Pubs, village halls or somewhere different to a leisure centre ?"
Mine is in a 13th Century Church x) and all done. We had a lot of joking parties this year  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Ours was just for the Police comissioner. Isn't it London Mayor too?"
Yes, it's the Mayoral and London Assembly elections. Our local authority elections are in two years.
I'm not sure everyone will have understood the ballot paper for the mayoral elections. You have a first and second choice but you can't cast two votes (1st and 2nd) for the same candidate otherwise it is a spoilt ballot. That wasn't clear. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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While I did vote (well spoil my ballot, but I voted in principle), I won't be guilted into voting if I don't want to or feel well enough informed to.
People fought for the right to vote not the obligation |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I've been day in a polling station all day, roll on 10pm!!"
If you're on the same polling station deal that I know LA officers get then I have no sympathy for you whatsoever. Your doors are closed now so get counting.
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I went and voted when I got home from work, 2 things to vote on, police commissioner and also the local council elections. My polling station was in a port-a-cabin on an old people's home car park. A company i used to work for had a polling station at their premises for 30 years or more, they cleared one of the offices and used that room for it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes I always vote.
People have died to create the democracy we have today. I always encourage everyone to vote, even if their politics are wildly diverse to my own. |
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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago
denton |
i voted, and i asked a question in polling station how many under 30s come in and vote, was told very few, must be busy on social media etc, a lot in the pubs and shops moan about local issues but cant be bothered to vote. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I was suprised that a girl at work who must be in late 20s early 30s said she has never voted !!!!!
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I'm not surprised at all 
There are an awful lot of "younger" people who have never shown an interest in politics, apart from whinging |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No, the only election we had was for police commissioner. I have no idea who the candidates were and would rather know something about what they stood for than vote on party lines. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I do it by post as I'm not always able to make it on the day, although I think I may start doing it at the polling stations in future so I can take my boys and explain the process and the reasons it's so important.
Nell |
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besides, not had any information about what the elections for or who's standing 