#polling day

[asexplainedbyttoi]

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It’s polling day! Get out and vote!

[anatovrocktail]

Wore this shirt to the polling station and got a "I love your t-shirt" from a guy and several amused sniggers from older ladies.

I live in a currently Tory seat.

[eaglesnick]

The Continued Erosion of British Democracy

In May 2021 it was reported that:

“More than 2m voters may lack photo ID required under new UK bill” (Guardian: 11/04/21)

Although there was no evidence that our electoral process was in anyway flawed, being abused or interfered with, the right-wing Tory Party decided to introduce voter ID. US civil rights groups, who know something about Republican interference with the democratic voting process, have called what the Tory Party is doing “voter suppression".

In other words, the Tory government has introduced a legally binding voter requirement that has the effect of potentially  denying millions of the electorate their right to vote The fact that this group of voters – the young, the poor, the homeless, - are demographically more likely to vote Labour or Liberal Democrat is not a coincidence. This is a blatant attempt at ballot rigging.

Am I exaggerating? Possibly, but it is very odd, that older voters, who demographically tend to be vote Conservative, can use their bus passes as proof of identity, whilst students, who demographically tend to vote for more left-wing parties, are not allowed to use their student cards as proof of ID. 

 On top of the 2 million people estimated to have no photo identity at all, you can add those who do not know they need a valid form of photo ID to vote. Research shows that 25% of those born after 1995 do not realise they now need photo ID to be able to vote.

All of these figures and statistics are guess work at the moment, derived from various polls looking into the problem. Come voting day, and post electoral analysis, we should know exactly how many people will have been disenfranchised by these new rules. Well, that is what you would expect but this isn’t so. Sunak has no intension of  calculating how many voters don't have a "valid" photo ID.

Tory minister refuses to say if number of voters without photo ID will be fully recorded  (Guardian: 27/04/23)

Even the Daily Telegraph, usually a staunch supporter of Conservative Party policies, is disgusted with this anti-democratic interference with the right to vote.

“The new rules on voter ID are a democratic scandal. This expensive new system is a solution to a non-existent problem – the government should be making voting easier, not harder."

I couldn’t agree more.

[molokomoko]

Well, this election is turning out to be terrifying...

[levynite]

GE14 polling day bento!

Packed to the max with extra serving because we’re definitely going home after midnight (if we’re lucky).

Tamagoyaki (that I forgot to add sugar to), edamame popped out of their skins to make more room, pre-made then frozen simmered spicy pumpkins that I forgot until I’ve packed everything tight WHOOPS, roasted carrots and potatoes, lightly salted brown rice with krill/sakura ebi (watchamacallit)/bubuk, and two shards of mint dark chocolate.

[georgiawade]

VOTE LABOUR!!!

Surely the answer should be simple

✔ Protecting NHS ✔ Protecting Schools ✔ Protecting Police ✔ Protecting Students ✔ Protecting Elderly ✔ Protecting Everyone

[kikisqueaks]

I voted because I want things to get better instead of remaining the same, or becoming even worse. I voted because I know first-hand how it feels to be discriminated against for having illnesses and disabilities. I voted because I want to save the NHS, save the care system, and get the things many depend upon back on track. I voted because I care about our environment, because I detest animal cruelty, and because I value our human rights. Those are just some of the reasons that I voted for the many, not the few.

[politicalsci]

VOTE LABOUR TODAY!!!!

POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7AM TO 10PM. YOU DON’T NEED A POLLING CARD TO VOTE, JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. TO FIND YOUR POLLING STATION CLICK THIS LINK - http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php/pollingstation