Post #2139846
2026-05-07 07:20 UTC
Voted!
But what a palaver: show polling card, they ask for name and address (even though these are printed on the polling card), show ID ("what kind of ID is this?" when I give them my bus pass), write down voting ballot numbers next to my name (secret vote; what's that?), go and vote (but only one person at a time although the stand caters for 4 at a time with dividers for privacy).
#UKLocalElections
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@draxil@social.linux.pizza 2026-05-07 07:23
@ericsfraga@fediscience.org Amazing the ID thing hasn't been reversed, as it was only introduced as a means of voter suppression. I guess it's a difficult sell removing such things once in place.
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@matt_ellery@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 07:46
@ericsfraga@fediscience.org OK, you're going to have to forgive me but it's rare that I actually get to use knowledge from my Politics degree. The ballot numbers do technically mean that your vote isn't 100% anonymous, but the list must never leave the polling station during the vote, and gets sealed when polls close and there's an extraordinarily high bar to unseal it again. There has to be compelling evidence of fraud. Also, the number isn't assigned to you until you vote.