Post #2261749
2026-05-06 22:10 UTC
@FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social @only_ohm@mas.to People write all sorts of things on ballots.
One had "cunt" written against all the candidates' names except one, which had "not a cunt" written against it. This was counted as a valid vote, under the "intention of the voter is clear" rule.
One had an essay on "monarchy is racist", and, regardless of any boxes he'd ticked, this couldn't be counted as a vote because the voter had identified himself, in that we knew the person who rode this particular hobby-horse, because he'd said the same thing to canvassers.
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@FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social 2026-05-06 22:32
@TimWardCam@c.im @only_ohm@mas.to I must admit I went through various iterations of that toot that involved genetalia and rude gesture options, but came back to there are a huge bunch of critical volunteers who have to look at and deal with what we put in the ballot box. We can say what we want out here, but the poloititians will never see or hear (effectively) what you scribble or scribe on a ballot paper. Play nice, vote clearly. X across the ballot if that’s how you feel. Still counted and statistics.
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@FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social 2026-05-06 22:32
@TimWardCam@c.im I may take notes from your first example though.