Go vote!

andrewb · 01-05-2008, 09:47

Whichever candidate you want to support, go vote! It counts even more in local elections with low turnout, especially since many of the wards are marginal! Only takes you a few minutes, and gives you the legitimacy to complain all year round!

emzy · 01-05-2008, 09:49

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Whichever candidate you want to support, go vote! It counts even more in local elections with low turnout, especially since many of the wards are marginal! Only takes you a few minutes, and gives you the legitimacy to complain all year round!

I dont even know where my elections are or what id need to vote (okay slap my hands for not paying attention!)

andrewb · 01-05-2008, 09:50

Only 1/3 of the wards are up for election so not everybody, you should have received a polling card if you're in one of those wards

emzy · 01-05-2008, 09:52

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Originally Posted by Cyfr

Only 1/3 of the wards are up for election so not everybody, you should have received a polling card if you're in one of those wards

erm........... no idea lol - have had canvaser round though and a couple of flyers

jackyalex · 01-05-2008, 10:09

This may sound strange, but i have not seen anyone go and vote yet at our hall. and i live a few steps away
I think im going to be the 1st, i might just go and drag my neighbour along with me, ah as i write this there is a car with a loud speaker telling everyone to vote lol, must be knowone voting, well im on my way to vote

katex · 01-05-2008, 10:17

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

This may sound strange, but i have not seen anyone go and vote yet at our hall. and i live a few steps away
I think im going to be the 1st, i might just go and drag my neighbour along with me, ah as i write this there is a car with a loud speaker telling everyone to vote lol, must be knowone voting, well im on my way to vote

Eeew and where will you place your vote I wonder Jaysay ...

Completely ignore this ... sorry Jackyalex .. miss read the poster ... LOL.

jaysay · 01-05-2008, 10:38

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Originally Posted by katex

Eeew and where will you place your vote I wonder Jaysay ...

Completely ignore this ... sorry Jackyalex .. miss read the poster ... LOL.

I'M NOT BLOODY VOTING, SICK OF UM ALL

Truth is Kate there's no election in Immanuel Ward this year and if there was I would have already voted, I have postal

BERNADETTE · 01-05-2008, 10:50

Are the Polling stations open till ten o'clock?

Polly_45 · 01-05-2008, 11:16

I aint voting neither of the candidates have knocked on my door and ive not recieved any fliers from them,so if they cant be bothered coming out speaking to the public i cant be bothered voting,Plus the Labour candidate is only interested in becoming the Mayor

garinda · 01-05-2008, 12:53

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I'M NOT BLOODY VOTING, SICK OF UM ALL

Truth is Kate there's no election in Immanuel Ward this year and if there was I would have already voted, I have postal

I don't think we live in the same ward, otherwise we could have come to some agreement like M.P.'s do at Common's votes, where they both agree not to attend, and so cancel each other out.

But could you have trusted me not to sneak in to mark my ballot paper, as I intend to do later?

jackyalex · 01-05-2008, 13:50

Well i voted, went to get my neighbour and she cant vote something to do with her nationality, i wasnt the 1st to vote as i thought i would be seeing knowone go in ( i must have still been in bed) but i was only about the 8th person to do so, but theres all day yet

Neil · 01-05-2008, 15:08

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Originally Posted by Polly_45

I aint voting neither of the candidates have knocked on my door and ive not recieved any fliers from them,so if they cant be bothered coming out speaking to the public i cant be bothered voting,Plus the Labour candidate is only interested in becoming the Mayor

What a strange idea. Have you any idea how many houses are in your Ward and how long it would take someone to get around to them all?

pipinfort · 01-05-2008, 15:09

Well i voted but only because i can do it by post, although it doe`s`nt really interest me , they are all as bad as each other but at least i can complain if i have voted.

pipinfort · 01-05-2008, 15:13

I have just had a letter through my door from the Labour candidate reminding me of where the polling station is....!!!!! are they worried people are`nt turning up?

Less · 01-05-2008, 15:34

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Originally Posted by pipinfort

I have just had a letter through my door from the Labour candidate reminding me of where the polling station is....!!!!! are they worried people are`nt turning up?

No, they just know there are a lot of stupid people about, for example, a year ago I lived on Holland St and always had to go to the annex of the church next to antley garage, I now live in a different ward, (though only about 3 streets away), so when I got my card through it said such and such church b'burn rd, I automatically went to the church I had been used to voting at, no said the guy in charge you need to go to the elim church on b'burn rd, not this one.

O.K. I had a clue b'burn rd, but I had no idea there was another church on b'burn rd result? I walked straight past a terraced house with POLLING STATION signs all over it and ended up in the railway, (I'll vote for John Smith's anytime), managed to find it on the way back though, it wasn't as exciting, I must have missed last orders in there.