I'm probably gonna vote Lib Dem.
You don't need polling card or any form of ID unless you live in one of the following
I voted green - least worst option I felt due to to shower of shit available to pick somebody from
I was the only one in mine as well.
I would have voted green but it turned out there wasn't one standing.
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You don’t need to show ID to vote, I never have at least.
Looking at the Labour losses that doesn't seem to be the message at all. It's a mixed bag of being punished by leavers and remainers and highlights the ongoing issue of pleasing both.
You should be showing id
I didn’t have a voting card though. Literally told them my name and address and she gave me a voting slip
You only need name and address in 90% of areas, it's always been that way. The other 10% were trailing needing ID
Here in ni you need photographic id. Ive been sent home for it one year i forgot it even the poll station person knew me
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If that was the case I'd expect much higher votes for the remain parties. It's still a minority and if Labour abandon their leavers entirely they'd probably lose just as many. Any analysis that doesn't consider that is just myopic.
The EU elections may be more indicative. I think it's fair to say by and large remain voters are more politically engaged than leave voters and therefore you are more likely to see swings to the remain parties than you are the brexit parties, however.
That's...literally we've voted in this country for years. Not sure why you're surprised.I didn’t have a voting card though. Literally told them my name and address and she gave me a voting slip
That assumes that Labour's current strategy will keep those Leave voters, which remains to be seen. The risk of course is that if the Remain vote has begun to lose a little faith in Labour, then the Leave vote may do as well.
Because I’ve always had a polling card, so I assumed if you didn’t have that you would need to show ID. Otherwise I could have been anyone. No need to be a dick about it.
The polling card literally says on it that you don't need to take it with you to vote.
Same here.I didn’t have a voting card though. Literally told them my name and address and she gave me a voting slip
But your ability to actually influence the outcome of an election is miniscule which is why we've never used ID in the past.
Probably... even more so if Brexit party and change got a few seats as well.
Definitely a possibility but it's probably the only approach that would give a Labour majority (slim chance either way) so the risk is worth it. If the Tories become the Leave Party and Labour Remain the Tories will win hands down in my opinion.
Why should remain voters have any more faith in Labour than they do in Tory? They are both leave parties.
Yeah I literally don’t have the polling card.
Yeah exactly. I just assumed that without the card I would need ID. Obviously I knew that you didn’t need the polling card to vote.
Why are you so angry
I think they are going to struggle for a majority... I think indy ref 2 will play very heavily in scotland and pro Eu and Indepencence votes going to the SNP - ironically perhaps a boost for conservatives with the leave vote and people against independence - honestly see labour being squeezed out again in scotland
I didn’t get a polling card delivered, so what good is it to tell me it says on there you don’t need it. Clearly I knew that already, however, I assumed that I would need ID without the card.
Surely you've had polling cards delivered in the past?I didn’t get a polling card delivered, so what good is it to tell me it says on there you don’t need it. Clearly I knew that already, however, I assumed that I would need ID without the card.
I was just saying it seems like it’s a grey area if you can just walk up and give your address and vote.
Anyway. It’s not a big issue, I’m definitely not angry
