| Postal Vote 08:00 - Jun 15 with 2981 views | Crawfordsboot |
I will be on holiday in Scotland during the election and being keen to vote this shower out I registered for a postal vote. I received a letter today informing me that my voting papers will be sent out by 26 June to arrive by 28 June. The election is just six days later on 4th July!
Almost inevitably the short lead time means I will be away when the papers are sent out and up until after the election. The very short lead time makes no sense it defeats the objective of enabling people to vote. With the election falling in the summer I imagine that a great many people will be similarly affected.
This system is not fit for purpose.
Has anyone else registered for a postal vote and been advised of similar lead times? |  | | |  |
| Postal Vote on 08:10 - Jun 15 with 2932 views | bluelagos |
Not registered for a postal vote (have before) because am undecided who to vote for. (if my constituency is in play or not)
What I can't get is how we haven't come up with a vote by phone option. Can't be beyond the wit of man can it?
We want people to engage in democracy then surely we should make it easier to vote? |  |
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| Postal Vote on 08:20 - Jun 15 with 2909 views | DJR |
If you know someone who could vote for you, you could go for a proxy vote, the deadline for which is 26 June, but you might want to contact your local authority election division by phone to point out that you already have a postal vote. [Post edited 15 Jun 2024 8:21]
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| Postal Vote on 08:25 - Jun 15 with 2875 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
I have postal vote in Ipswich constituency. The papers are due to be sent out next Thursday. I assume other constituencies will have a similar schedule. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 08:39 - Jun 15 with 2840 views | Crawfordsboot |
| Postal Vote on 08:25 - Jun 15 by Tangledupin_Blue |
I have postal vote in Ipswich constituency. The papers are due to be sent out next Thursday. I assume other constituencies will have a similar schedule. |
Thanks. Mine - Staffordshire Moorlands, are being sent out on the 26th - a week later than yours. It seems that they have some discretion as to the timetable. | | | |
| Postal Vote on 09:24 - Jun 15 with 2777 views | BloomBlue |
| Postal Vote on 08:10 - Jun 15 by bluelagos |
Not registered for a postal vote (have before) because am undecided who to vote for. (if my constituency is in play or not)
What I can't get is how we haven't come up with a vote by phone option. Can't be beyond the wit of man can it?
We want people to engage in democracy then surely we should make it easier to vote? |
Walking to a voting station is difficult?
Must admit I find other forms of walking I.e. to the pub, to PR to watch game, the same level of difficulty as walking to a voting station. |  | | |
| Postal Vote on 09:39 - Jun 15 with 2754 views | You_Bloo_Right |
You might try getting in touch with your local councillor to see if you can have the voting papers a little earlier.
Otherwise as suggested a proxy vote seems your best way forward. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 09:43 - Jun 15 with 2738 views | blueasfook |
| Postal Vote on 08:10 - Jun 15 by bluelagos |
Not registered for a postal vote (have before) because am undecided who to vote for. (if my constituency is in play or not)
What I can't get is how we haven't come up with a vote by phone option. Can't be beyond the wit of man can it?
We want people to engage in democracy then surely we should make it easier to vote? |
Would be very expensive to implement I would think. Online voting should be a thing though in this day and age. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 09:55 - Jun 15 with 2712 views | Ryorry |
| Postal Vote on 09:43 - Jun 15 by blueasfook |
Would be very expensive to implement I would think. Online voting should be a thing though in this day and age. |
That’s more open to the possibility of fraud though I’d have thought? |  |
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| Postal Vote on 10:01 - Jun 15 with 2693 views | Swansea_Blue |
Ours arrived this week, so I don’t know why others are being sent out so late. Maybe it depends when people register (my missus has been registered for years). |  |
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| Postal Vote on 10:12 - Jun 15 with 2669 views | blueasfook |
| Postal Vote on 09:55 - Jun 15 by Ryorry |
That’s more open to the possibility of fraud though I’d have thought? |
Not really. If you use govt gateway, verified with MFA and photo ID and all that shizzle. Before they introduced photo ID at polling stations anyone could have rocked up with your polling card. | |
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| Postal Vote on 10:16 - Jun 15 with 2632 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Postal Vote on 09:24 - Jun 15 by BloomBlue |
Walking to a voting station is difficult?
Must admit I find other forms of walking I.e. to the pub, to PR to watch game, the same level of difficulty as walking to a voting station. |
There are many of us whose work takes us away from home.
Walking to polling station is difficult if the polling station is in Ipswich and I'm in Carlisle! | |
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| Postal Vote on 11:30 - Jun 15 with 2575 views | BloomBlue |
| Postal Vote on 10:16 - Jun 15 by Tangledupin_Blue |
There are many of us whose work takes us away from home.
Walking to polling station is difficult if the polling station is in Ipswich and I'm in Carlisle! |
That's why they have
Postal voting
and
Vote by proxy | | | |
| Postal Vote on 11:35 - Jun 15 with 2566 views | bluelagos |
| Postal Vote on 10:16 - Jun 15 by Tangledupin_Blue |
There are many of us whose work takes us away from home.
Walking to polling station is difficult if the polling station is in Ipswich and I'm in Carlisle! |
Yep, an awful lot of people have to go places for work, often at very short notice and/or work unsociable hours.
I got caught out in the 97 election getting sent to Cardiff for a 9am meeting one year and just managed to make the meeting having been at the polling station bang on 7am. | |
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| Postal Vote on 11:38 - Jun 15 with 2550 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Postal Vote on 09:55 - Jun 15 by Ryorry |
That’s more open to the possibility of fraud though I’d have thought? |
You can go online & register to vote so not sure why you can’t vote online safely. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 12:00 - Jun 15 with 2530 views | bluelagos |
| Postal Vote on 11:38 - Jun 15 by Pinewoodblue |
You can go online & register to vote so not sure why you can’t vote online safely. |
It's a hurdle, but given Aussie's use it without issue am not sure it's one we couldn't sort if the political will was there. | |
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| Postal Vote on 15:06 - Jun 15 with 2379 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Yes and living abroad it means my vote will not be received in time.
You can appoint a proxy - approach your party of choice if your family can’t oblige. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 15:35 - Jun 15 with 2342 views | WeWereZombies |
In the same boat except that I live in Scotland but will be on a trip to Ireland on polling day. I got a letter from Highland Council at lunchtime informing me that my postal vote papers will be sent out on Friday 21st so i have a decent chance of receiving them before I set off on Thursday 27th. Only kink in any fallback position is that should I want to change to a proxy vote I need to inform them by 17:00 on 19th June. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 02:12 - Jun 16 with 2229 views | Ryorry |
| Postal Vote on 11:38 - Jun 15 by Pinewoodblue |
You can go online & register to vote so not sure why you can’t vote online safely. |
Well I was speaking as someone who had to create a fake cover email address (with Microsoft's help) because hundreds of attempts had been made over a few weeks to hack my account; whose every email was tracked; and who was once duped into filling personal details in on a cloned NHS site that had invited me to take up my first Covid jab at a time when we were told to expect that invitation by Govt. ads on TV & radio ... | |
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| Postal Vote on 22:30 - Jun 21 with 1792 views | WeWereZombies |
Having got the letter informing me of the ballot papers being posted on the 21st last Friday I was slightly surprised to find all I need for my postal vote late this lunchtime. That's an impressive postie run from Inverness this morning the hundred and ten miles to my place (OK, they might have got ahead of schedule and posted the envelope yesterday.) | |
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| Postal Vote on 22:41 - Jun 21 with 1770 views | J2BLUE |
| Postal Vote on 22:30 - Jun 21 by WeWereZombies |
Having got the letter informing me of the ballot papers being posted on the 21st last Friday I was slightly surprised to find all I need for my postal vote late this lunchtime. That's an impressive postie run from Inverness this morning the hundred and ten miles to my place (OK, they might have got ahead of schedule and posted the envelope yesterday.) |
Same, got the postal vote pack today. |  |
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| Postal Vote on 22:45 - Jun 21 with 1753 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
| Postal Vote on 22:41 - Jun 21 by J2BLUE |
Same, got the postal vote pack today. |
Mine hasn't arrived yet (in Ipswich ). Hoping it comes tomorrow as I'm away again all of next week. | |
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| Postal Vote on 07:44 - Jun 22 with 1640 views | cressi |
I will be in Kos on the 28th rightly or wrongly my son knows who I'm voting for it will go back one way or the other. | | | |
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