Difficulty in using your vote - little sympathy from me. Non-political General Election thought

[PaulTRose]

[Jim R]

Well I think all our politicians, from whatever party, are decent, honest, trustworthy people who have our best interests at heart. I know that because they've told me so in their leaflets, on TV and sometimes in person.
I'm now going out into the garden to watch the flocks of pigs flying over my house. :rolling: :rolling:

[boatman]

Well I think all our politicians, from whatever party, are decent, honest, trustworthy people who have our best interests at heart. I know that because they've told me so in their leaflets, on TV and sometimes in person.
I'm now going out into the garden to watch the flocks of pigs flying over my house. :rolling: :rolling:

:thinking: :smiling::smiling::smiling::smiling: yes very true Jim thats why im not botherin an what you said gave me a good laugh :smiling::smiling::smiling: an i liked that pic of what someone put on of a slurry cart sayin this is full of politacal promises lol
chrisb

[scottie3158]

I know we all berate and rightly our politicians, but if we don't vote we cannot change anything.

[Guest]

Of course we could unfortunately live in Russia, where you have no say , so be grateful you can vote.

[boatman]

Of course we could unfortunately live in Russia, where you have no say , so be grateful you can vote.

YES John you are so right but i'll let all the others vote an save my time

[Guest]

YES John you are so right but i'll let all the others vote an save my time

Done mine Chris, went for a postal vote a couple of local elections ago, far better.

[Guest]

I wish we had that choice in the UK.

You do: just ensure the ballot is incorrect. Select more people than you’re allowed to, for example, or write something on it that’s not supposed to be there. Exact rules for what makes a ballot (in)valid vary by jurisdiction, of course, but here in the Netherlands it is as soon as anything more has happened than colouring in one and only one of the boxes using a red pencil. For “none of these people” you just colour in two or more boxes, or you write something on the sheet — like “I don’t want to vote for any of these people” — or draw a smiley face on it. Any of this makes it invalid and thus, a vote for nobody.

[Guest]

You could have asked for a postal vote,

But what if the nearest mailbox is next to the polling station?

[stillp]

You do: just ensure the ballot is incorrect. Select more people than you’re allowed to, for example, or write something on it that’s not supposed to be there. Exact rules for what makes a ballot (in)valid vary by jurisdiction, of course, but here in the Netherlands it is as soon as anything more has happened than colouring in one and only one of the boxes using a red pencil. For “none of these people” you just colour in two or more boxes, or you write something on the sheet — like “I don’t want to vote for any of these people” — or draw a smiley face on it. Any of this makes it invalid and thus, a vote for nobody.

That's different though Jakko, a spoiled ballot just shows the voter's laziness, whereas a "none of the above" vote would indicate the voter's dissatisfaction with all the candidates.
Pete

[Ian M]

In Denmark at the last election there was a record high of blank votes. Far more demonstrative than just not going.

Are we? We’re talking about the differences between systems, not actual politics.

It was you that started to describe the system

No, we are describing the ballot papers and illustrating the difference - and after all it is a current topic all over Europe at the moment.
No one is telling who you should vote for.
So let's stop being woke for a change, and let freedom of speech come to the fore.

As above when the comments start to edge toward actual political differences we are no longer discussing ballot papers.
And it has absolutely nothing with woke.

[Guest]

That's different though Jakko, a spoiled ballot just shows the voter's laziness

Writing something about not wanting to vote for any of the above is not lazy, IMHO. Laziness would be not going to vote despite wanting to and having the opportunity to, but deciding not to bother. Which is also distinct from not going to vote because you don’t care, or because you think they’re all just as bad, or because you would really like to vote “none of the above”.

[PaulTRose]

Well.....7 45am and ive been and done the deed

I voted how my heart led me not tactically or spoiled my ballot sheet etc........as much as i dispise politicos as money grabbing self centred lying weasels who are out of touch with the needs of the 'people' i still think its important to vote........and if you dont vote then you dont have the right to complain in the future about what they get up to

[boatman]

Well.....7 45am and ive been and done the deed

I voted how my heart led me not tactically or spoiled my ballot sheet etc........as much as i dispise politicos as money grabbing self centred lying weasels who are out of touch with the needs of the 'people' i still think its important to vote........and if you dont vote then you dont have the right to complain in the future about what they get up to

WELL DONE Paul but you say we have no right to complain if we dont vote so will it make any differcene if we do complain ? i dont think so

[PaulTRose]

Just my opinion thats all....and everyone is allowed one of those