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May 01, 2008 11:13

You do not need a polling card to vote in any UK election.All the polling card does is tell you when and where to vote and helpfully list your details as they appear on the electoral register. So, if you've got one, it can make the process a little quicker but that's it. If you haven't, don't worry - if you are on the electoral register, you can ( Read more... )

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alexmacpherson May 1 2008, 10:27:17 UTC
bah I spent an hour looking for mine this morning!

I only looked at the poll predictions for the first time last night and nearly fell off my chair, Boris SERIOUSLY has such a huge lead? then I remembered the second-place votes which will accrue to Ken but STILL we can't have Boris as mayor, it'll be BLOODY EMBARRASSING for starters, wtf people.

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julietk May 1 2008, 10:58:13 UTC
I gather that YouGov & IPSOS/MORI disagree on the stats.

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ciphergoth May 1 2008, 11:07:20 UTC
Last I looked the betting markets were giving something like 4:1 odds on a Ken victory :-(

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jeff_worrell May 1 2008, 11:28:13 UTC
Don't believe any polls published in the Evening Standard is your basic rule of thumb here

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idiot dubdobdeepaws dubdobdee May 1 2008, 11:18:59 UTC
i: set off for usual polling station eager to make cross against haha-annoy-NRQ box
ii: arrive at usual polling station to disocver nothing but a vast building site and bleak pile of earth
iii: curse politicians in bed with corrupt developers crushing the aspirations of the ordinary blogging man

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Re: idiot dubdobdeepaws dubdobdee May 1 2008, 11:33:39 UTC
bah so how do you find out where yr polling station is if you don't have a poll card?

(i am on the electoral register)

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Re: idiot dubdobdeepaws boyofbadgers May 1 2008, 11:37:00 UTC
Re: idiot dubdobdeepaws alexmacpherson May 1 2008, 11:42:51 UTC
that website is APPALLING though - was infuriated by it yesterday, tried to find my polling station but it told me that my postcode was wrong or wasn't a residential address.

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friend_of_tofu May 1 2008, 12:31:45 UTC
Am voting after work, Sian 1st & Ken 2nd. If Boris gets in, I shall set my mum's house on fire. I warned her!

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alexmacpherson May 1 2008, 12:36:17 UTC
I did this and now I'm worrying that Boris will get over 50% outright and the 2nd-place votes won't get to count :/

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ciphergoth May 1 2008, 12:45:45 UTC
If Boris gets over 50% of first-preference votes, he will win no matter how non-Boris voters vote, don't worry. Discussed here:

http://djm4.livejournal.com/321157.html

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friend_of_tofu May 3 2008, 00:09:54 UTC
Yeah, but if he'd got over 50% outright, we'd be fucked anyway. I understand your fear, though :¬////////////

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sbp May 1 2008, 12:57:32 UTC
I kno, I never bother taking mine.

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