Stranza Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I've voted. And there was a queue to vote too, only about half an hour ago.. Good to see. I just came back and we had a queue too! There were still more officials than voters, seven in St Swithens, probably for crowd control later Someone had put her yellow slip in the white slip box and wanted it back, me and the other bloke had to wait while they explained why they couldn't just open it for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeldave Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Another advantage of blank voting http://www.blankvote.org.uk/blank_votes_count.html would be for those who feel they shouldn't vote for the party they actually like, because they're so unlikely to win that voting for them only 'helps party X get in'. Or, they vote for their poor 2nd choice, or, for the party which shares some policies in common with the party they would actually like to vote for. Instead, by submitting a blank vote, they bypass all that and add to the growing pile of blank votes whose total numbers must them be announced with the election results. I wasn't actually going to vote today, as all the available parties promotional material shoved through the door has consisted mainly of bitching about the other parties; but, I think I'll pop in and vote blank now. (I did come close to voting green, even though they're very unlikely to win, purely on the grounds that they sent a B&W leaflet consisting only of actual policies, with no bitching about the opposing parties whatsoever. However, got another (glossy/colour) from them this week, which did have a fair bit of bitching, so they blew their chances there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Will be voting UKIP as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I've voted. And there was a queue to vote too, only about half an hour ago.. Good to see. I just came back and we had a queue too! Hope that people don't leave it to just before voting-station closing time like at General Election! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Spoil papers? The OP is clearly trolling, tut tut! I'd expect more from a former admin Probably the reason why he is no longer a moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Just voted. Yes to an Elected Mayor and UKIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only an ignorant jackass would spoil their paper. Millions of ordinary men and women gave their lives for the right to vote. Dont degrade it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I considered not voting, then considered spoiling my ballot paper, but in the end I decided to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Web Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only an ignorant jackass would spoil their paper. Millions of ordinary men and women gave their lives for the right to vote. Dont degrade it Why are they ignorant aresoles? Voting for the sake it is just the same as not voting / spoling ballot paper, and did anyone ask them to give their lifes up for voting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Only an ignorant jackass would spoil their paper. Millions of ordinary men and women gave their lives for the right to vote. Dont degrade it Why not spoil your ballot if you disagree with every candidate standing? Why would you vote for someone you didn't agree with just because you had the right to vote? The right to vote is also the right to spoil your ballot paper or abstain altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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