Voters Locked Out?

[Le Pop]

In a number of locations around the country significant numbers of voters have been prevented from voting when the polling station doors were closed at 2200. Discuss.

[DangerousMike]

liking the special poll counting messages

[E36GUY]

15 hours the polling stations are open for. If you go to the pub and nip up at 9.50 to find a queue then tough st, shouldda got yourself organised.

[Marf]

If you're not in the building by 10, your not voting. Seems pretty simple to me.

[elster]

It is shocking that there are people who could not manage to find time to get there.

The cut off is 2200hrs. Not 0100hrs.

[bigandclever]

fk'em, if you can't tell the time then how on earth can you be trusted to make an important, informed decision?

[CobolMan]

It's not like it's a surprise that a General Election's taking place today is it FFS?

[Westy Pre-Lit]

bigandclever said:

fk'em, if you can't tell the time then how on earth can you be trusted to make an important, informed decision?

Exactly my thoughts.

[FourWheelDrift]

Students turning up without polling cards they say on the BBC.

[Pothole]

69% tough titties...

[Halb]

Just like those rudeboys who turn up late on Airport or Airline...if it's important enough, then you shall be on time....

[MiniMan64]

Part of me says the cut off is 10pm, if you can't get there, fk off.

BUT, if the polling stations are short on staff, not properly organised, running out of ballot papers and turning people away who have been queueing from BEFORE 10pm then this a situation that is completely out of order. Shocking stuff.

[Pothole]

MiniMan64 said:

Part of me says the cut off is 10pm, if you can't get there, fk off.

BUT, if the polling stations are short on staff, not properly organised, running out of ballot papers and turning people away who have been queueing from BEFORE 10pm then this a situation that is completely out of order. Shocking stuff.

but they still had 15 hour to do it, or could have done it by post last week

[MiniMan64]

Pothole said:

MiniMan64 said:

Part of me says the cut off is 10pm, if you can't get there, fk off.

BUT, if the polling stations are short on staff, not properly organised, running out of ballot papers and turning people away who have been queueing from BEFORE 10pm then this a situation that is completely out of order. Shocking stuff.

but they still had 15 hour to do it, or could have done it by post last week

Yes they could, of course we all could in a perfect world and in a perfect world we'd have 100% turnout and all. But in the real world I don't see how common sense cannot be applied.

Do you really think polling stations with a shortage of ballot papers or messed up lists is right in this country?

[Pothole]

MiniMan64 said:

Pothole said:

MiniMan64 said:

Part of me says the cut off is 10pm, if you can't get there, fk off.

BUT, if the polling stations are short on staff, not properly organised, running out of ballot papers and turning people away who have been queueing from BEFORE 10pm then this a situation that is completely out of order. Shocking stuff.

but they still had 15 hour to do it, or could have done it by post last week

Yes they could, of course we all could in a perfect world and in a perfect world we'd have 100% turnout and all. But in the real world I don't see how common sense cannot be applied.

Do you really think polling stations with a shortage of ballot papers or messed up lists is right in this country?

if that is actually the reason, then I might have some sympathy. If it's just that people turned up late, then tough st

[wiggy001]

Fact is, if most of the polling stations could manage to get all through the doors in time, then ALL of them should be able to.

That means providing enough staff to cope with demand.

FFS - a lot of people didnt have polling cards?! You don't need one to vote!!!!!!

[hornetrider]

fking nuggets on the beeb now who couldn't vote. And I paraphrase:

I saw the queue at 6 and went home. Checked queue again at 7, 8 and finally decided to queue at 9.15.

9.15!!!!! Sorry, fk off you are too stupid to have your vote registered.

[deltaevo16]

MiniMan64 said:

Pothole said:

MiniMan64 said:

Part of me says the cut off is 10pm, if you can't get there, fk off.

BUT, if the polling stations are short on staff, not properly organised, running out of ballot papers and turning people away who have been queueing from BEFORE 10pm then this a situation that is completely out of order. Shocking stuff.

but they still had 15 hour to do it, or could have done it by post last week

Yes they could, of course we all could in a perfect world and in a perfect world we'd have 100% turnout and all. But in the real world I don't see how common sense cannot be applied.

Do you really think polling stations with a shortage of ballot papers or messed up lists is right in this country?

Thats an absolute disgrace, I think this will rumble on and on, depends as well if there are some close voting situations as well. This is a shambles for a modern country.

[ADEuk]

The 10pm cutoff is to get your ballot paper, not to vote. Hence people outside cleggies with thier ballot papers

Edited by ADEuk on Friday 7th May 00:16

[Pothole]

hornetrider said:

fking nuggets on the beeb now who couldn't vote. And I paraphrase:

I saw the queue at 6 and went home. Checked queue again at 7, 8 and finally decided to queue at 9.15.

9.15!!!!! Sorry, fk off you are too stupid to have your vote registered.

exactly.