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[Politics] General Election 2024 - 4th July



dolphins

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Jan 26, 2012
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For those waiting on their postal votes, mine and Mrs D's have literally just been delivered.

Interestingly, the voting form includes the area that each candidate lives in. For Pavilion, the Reform candidate lives in Herne Bay and Sandwich. Wonder if they've been to Brighton often?

Edit: just filling mine in and you have to include your Date Of Birth in some boxes - the year is prefixed by 19.. which surely is wrong - assuming my maths is correct, those born as soon as 2006 (2006?! bloody hell...) can vote, and would qualify for a postal vote. Another way to stop youngsters voting? :unsure:
 




Chicken Run

Member Since Jul 2003
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Jul 17, 2003
19,702
Valley of Hangleton
For those waiting on their postal votes, mine and Mrs D's have literally just been delivered.
the year is prefixed by 19.. which surely is wrong - assuming my maths is correct, those born as soon as 2006 (2006?! bloody hell...) can vote, and would qualify for a postal vote. Another way to stop youngsters voting? :unsure:
Wow you can’t be that stupid can you?

They know your DOB ffs when you applied
 


Mellor 3 Ward 4

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Jul 27, 2004
10,204
saaf of the water
Interesting comment re postal votes - I chased mine up this today as I'm going away next week.

Was told - they would be sent out Monday / Tuesday next week - so arriving probably Tuesday / Wednesday next week.

So will arrive only (just over) a week before the election....seemed a bit late to me....
 


Bodian

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May 3, 2012
14,050
Cumbria
For those waiting on their postal votes, mine and Mrs D's have literally just been delivered.

Interestingly, the voting form includes the area that each candidate lives in. For Pavilion, the Reform candidate lives in Herne Bay and Sandwich. Wonder if they've been to Brighton often?

Edit: just filling mine in and you have to include your Date Of Birth in some boxes - the year is prefixed by 19.. which surely is wrong - assuming my maths is correct, those born as soon as 2006 (2006?! bloody hell...) can vote, and would qualify for a postal vote. Another way to stop youngsters voting? :unsure:
Why do you have to put your DOB of a postal vote. I don't have to do this at the polling station.
 


Bodian

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May 3, 2012
14,050
Cumbria
Interesting comment re postal votes - I chased mine up this today as I'm going away next week.

Was told - they would be sent out Monday / Tuesday next week - so arriving probably Tuesday / Wednesday next week.

So will arrive only (just over) a week before the election....seemed a bit late to me....
Especially if you are away for a fortnight's holiday - which wouldn't be that unusual at this time of year. Maybe it's to prevent all the students on their 18-30 holidays from voting?
 






Bry Nylon

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Jul 21, 2003
20,514
Playing snooker
Maybe it's to prevent all the students on their 18-30 holidays from voting?
Seemingly, many of them don't intend to vote anyway. The Office for National Statistics for England and Wales have said that the number of young people not registered to vote is estimated at approximately 4.3 million people.
 






Chicken Run

Member Since Jul 2003
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Jul 17, 2003
19,702
Valley of Hangleton
So why don't they just print it on the form instead of printing it '19--' for the voter to fill in the last two digits?
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My son and daughter away at Uni both got postals through with 20 prefixed, maybe it could be possible for somone to open up the envelope and commit fraud maybe?

Edit and it’s 2 digits for rest of year, 2 for month and 2 for day👍
 


GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009
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Gloucester
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My son and daughter away at Uni both got postals through with 20 prefixed, maybe it could be possible for somone to open up the envelope and commit fraud maybe?

Edit and it’s 2 digits for rest of year, 2 for month and 2 for day👍
Fair enough - and thanks for the sensible reply (they don't always occur on NSC!)
 






dolphins

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Jan 26, 2012
5,630
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Not sure he knows the exact meaning of "literally" - unless, of course, he has proof that they ARE nicking them!
 


Washie

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Jun 20, 2011
6,016
Eastbourne
Interesting comment re postal votes - I chased mine up this today as I'm going away next week.

Was told - they would be sent out Monday / Tuesday next week - so arriving probably Tuesday / Wednesday next week.

So will arrive only (just over) a week before the election....seemed a bit late to me....
Applications to vote by post closed yesterday.
 


Washie

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Jun 20, 2011
6,016
Eastbourne
Interesting comment re postal votes - I chased mine up this today as I'm going away next week.

Was told - they would be sent out Monday / Tuesday next week - so arriving probably Tuesday / Wednesday next week.

So will arrive only (just over) a week before the election....seemed a bit late to me....
You can apply to vote by proxy until 26th. So if you trust someone enough to vote for you, you can register them to put in your vote if you will be away when the postal vote arrives.
 






Frutos

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May 3, 2006
36,254
Northumberland
Interesting comment re postal votes - I chased mine up this today as I'm going away next week.

Was told - they would be sent out Monday / Tuesday next week - so arriving probably Tuesday / Wednesday next week.

So will arrive only (just over) a week before the election....seemed a bit late to me....
Mine arrived (oop North) yesterday.
 


A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
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Deepest, darkest Sussex


A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
20,377
Deepest, darkest Sussex
 




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