Exit Poll - Did they ask you?

[Police State]

Let's see how many people were asked against those that were not...

[tim2100]

This is looking fairly conclusive

[eharding]

Nope. I gave the bird with the blue rosette who asked for my voter number outside the polling station a big cheesy grin and thumbs-up sign though.

[elster]

Surely it depends which constituency you are in.

It is only done at 130 (around there) polling stations. There are a few thousands of them. They then take every 10th/13th/whatever number who walks out. If the person refuses that vote is classed as nothing. So another person isn't asked.

So it is unlikely many, if not any, will have been polled.

The tellers are the people who take your reg number are just so you can track turn out and the party polictical faithful. So they can see where they need to hit.

[Mr.Jimbo]

I like the updated poll text, which is exclusively for today I imagine?

[Police State]

elster said:

Surely it depends which constituency you are in.

It is only done at 130 (around there) polling stations. There are a few thousands of them. They then take every 10th/13th/whatever number who walks out. If the person refuses that vote is classed as nothing. So another person isn't asked.

So it is unlikely many, if not any, will have been polled.

The tellers are the people who take your reg number are just so you can track turn out and the party polictical faithful. So they can see where they need to hit.

ahh, I see; I wasn't aware they only poll 130 odd.

[elster]

Police State said:

elster said:

Surely it depends which constituency you are in.

It is only done at 130 (around there) polling stations. There are a few thousands of them. They then take every 10th/13th/whatever number who walks out. If the person refuses that vote is classed as nothing. So another person isn't asked.

So it is unlikely many, if not any, will have been polled.

The tellers are the people who take your reg number are just so you can track turn out and the party polictical faithful. So they can see where they need to hit.

ahh, I see; I wasn't aware they only poll 130 odd.

Useless knowledge is my forte.

[Silverbullet767]

Nope, Clegg is counting your vote: Hoping desperately!

[pits]

Sort of, on my way out, I was greeted with several not hot women, on the basis that they weren't hot, I decided that I would walk past quickly, minimal eye contact and make reference to me having to get to the pub.

[elster]

pits said:

Sort of, on my way out, I was greeted with several not hot women, on the basis that they weren't hot, I decided that I would walk past quickly, minimal eye contact and make reference to me having to get to the pub.

They weren't part of the official exit polls then.

They only approach a specific number of people in a set order, and will approach you.

If you refuse to fill in a replica ballot paper, then you have been a number on the list. That just wastes the vote.

[matchmaker]

I've been voting for 34 years and never, ever been asked.

Same as "opinion polls" - never been asked. Don't the s care about my fking opinion?

[elster]

matchmaker said:

I've been voting for 34 years and never, ever been asked.

Same as "opinion polls" - never been asked. Don't the s care about my fking opinion?

It's the same polling stations every time, although have been a slight change this time with new boundaries.