rolf Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Here is the email I got from UKIP: UKIP is being inundated with calls from voters complaining that UKIP is not on the ballot paper.Voting has only been going on for three hours and already hundreds are calling the UK Independence Party to complain that they were not able to vote for the party. The problem is that Returning Officers have been folding the ballot papers. They have been folding them so that the last two, three or four parties in alphabetical order are hidden when the first fold of the paper is opened. It thus appears that UKIP is not on the ballot paper. UKIP has already contacted both the Electoral Commission and the Returning Officers on this matter. But it is important that the news gets out: that voters must make sure they completely unfold the ballot paper. And that Returning Officers and electoral officials must stop folding the ballot papers. We have had reports from Carlisle, from York, from Hampshire, Dartford and other places, showing that the problem is nationwide, not just an isolated incident. UKIP is collecting the names and addresses of those complaining and will be preparing the grounds for a legal challenge to the election result. Is this just a case of people being thick? On a separate note, I am not sure who to vote for....... - vote for Conservatives to counteract the Labour vote and at least throw out Gordo and maybe even get a general election - vote for BNP to force mainstream parties to discuss issues of race and immigration - vote for UKIP to bolster the most likely strongest "protest vote". Any ideas? I'm think that a vote for Liberals is worthless this time around. Edited June 4, 2009 by rolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Lol! Ironic, indeed.I haven't seen the ballot papers yet, although my OH says they are a yard long! I have to wait until this evening to vote as I am taking along one of my youngsters who will be voting for the first time. He is concerned that not understanding the PR MEP ballot paper he will make a mess of it and vote for Labour or something worse - if that is possible! I've just got back from my area (OX18) There were 4 options for local. There were 15 for the MEP's. "Please make sure you read all of them" the nice lady said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setantii Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Apparently, I will be voting 'Other'. Glad to see somebody else will be voting NO2EU as well as myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainclamp Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Just cast my vote for the BNP in my Labour safe seat. If it was a Tory safe seat it would have been UKIP. The only way to protest at the main parties institutional corruption, and relentless pro mass immigration stance. Had a huge booklet through the door a week or so prior, with left wingers saying how evil they are etc...and little articles from searchlight, to back from the dead z-list stars, saying how terrible it would be to vote BNP. I bet in a conservative safe seat people have had the same sort of booklet on how bad it would be to vote UKIP. They won't take thier core vote for granted after today I bet. Edited June 4, 2009 by brainclamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is this just a case of people being thick? Maybe it's just UKIP supporters. I think all the BNP supporters will find their box very easily - top of the sheet. Interestingly, on my ballot paper all the independents were put at the bottom of the sheet, four folds down. That looks like a stitch-up to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methinkshe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Here is the email I got from UKIP:Is this just a case of people being thick? I'd be interested to hear from someone who has already voted whether this IS the case or whether there is a genuine problem. When my OH first showed me the text from UKIP I was inclined to think like you - people being thick. But the email seems to suggest there is more to it than that. What does anyone who has seen the ballot paper think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbrown Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Is this just a case of people being thick? I think this is a bit of a storm in a tea cup. If I went to the polling station intending to vote UKIP, I wouldn't be leaving said station until I had a ballot paper with UKIP as an option on it. Are people really this dumb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icantbelieveitsnotbutter Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 61.32% Nazi, that's about what I'd expect from this site. Aside from the acceptance of immigration and women, there are many parallels between Nazis and Labour. It is perhaps why the main support for BNP is from disaffected Labour voters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkchicken Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 it's terrifying that bnp and dodgy fraudsters from ukip are gonna get in through all this protest voting...the bnp for crying out loud - you cannot be serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50%deposit Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i didn't get a voting card!!!!!!!!!!!!! booooooooo!!!! although i might have thrown it out..... so i am feeling deprived of all the fun. fortunatly i dont actally want to vote, but i still feel like im missing out, like theres a sucking sensation in my stomach. so i clicked the Spoilt Vote option. I so hope this poll is representative of whats happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysnake Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I don't know anyone suggesting they would vote BNP. Not that i'm critising their right for a vote, but I have concerns with their so called "candidates" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three pint princess Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Could someone take a picture of a ballot paper South East, I forgot to do mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methinkshe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Could someone take a picture of a ballot paper South East, I forgot to do mine. Can't help - I'm south west. But just out of curiosity, any particular reason why? You've got me wondering whether I should be doing the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methinkshe Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i didn't get a voting card!!!!!!!!!!!!!booooooooo!!!! although i might have thrown it out..... so i am feeling deprived of all the fun. fortunatly i dont actally want to vote, but i still feel like im missing out, like theres a sucking sensation in my stomach. so i clicked the Spoilt Vote option. I so hope this poll is representative of whats happening. So do I! Wouldn't it be great to see UKIP beat Labour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 it's terrifying that bnp and dodgy fraudsters from ukip are gonna get in through all this protest voting...the bnp for crying out loud - you cannot be serious Yes, we are very seriously voting for the BNP (in my case) and UKIP in others. That's how serious this country's problems are. None of the LibLabCon would get us out of the EU, stamp out immigration, send back the asylum seekers or puncture the public sector bloat. The Conservatives make some of the right noises, but in power they have proved to be Europhile and globalist (with honourable exceptions, of course.) So I suggest you toddle down to your local polling station and put an X in the BNP box (saves all that fiddling around looking for the UKIP box) or in 10 years time you won't have a country to call your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSWHPC Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i didn't get a voting card!!!!!!!!!!!!!booooooooo!!!! although i might have thrown it out..... so i am feeling deprived of all the fun. fortunatly i dont actally want to vote, but i still feel like im missing out, like theres a sucking sensation in my stomach. so i clicked the Spoilt Vote option. I so hope this poll is representative of whats happening. you can go to the polling station without a card, they will check for your name and address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave New World Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Voted Jury - good shot across the bows to established party that a 'start up' party like this could mussle in on the cosy political club - a good protest vote. Of which i think UKIP, my original choice, are just another hog with its snout in the trough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50%deposit Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 just imagine if the cant vote/wont vote people had voted tory, enough to swing it. and all the divisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50%deposit Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 you can go to the polling station without a card, they will check for your name and address. im tempted whose being voted for anyway? doh im soooo out of the loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefruits Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I bumped into a very scary UKIP convassor last Saturday. Blue rinse Tory defect who thinks DC is not fascist enough. I simply asked what was wrong with Europe. The answer I got was name 5 things that are right with Europe I replied 1) Working Time directive - for example positive impact on reducing junior doctors hours from the absurd 100+ before 2) Improved Health and Safety regulations - stopped UK getting away with cutting corners at workers expense 3) Better quality drinking and bathing water - without a doubt improvements would not have been made without stick from Brussels 4) Ability to travel freely within EU and transfer assets (like pension rights) to choose to spend in other countries 5) Adoption of Human Rights act - overdue and starting to really bear fruits Actually, i'd like to feedback what their response was... I actually only got to number 3 when I was told to get lost and that I was wasting their time. Sorry but they and the BNP are to me one and the same and may get protest votes but should never get any where close to an ounce of power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50%deposit Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) think i'll go out later and vote. lol UKIP South East But arn't there other elections? Like council elections? LOCAL ELECTIONSA RURAL ELECTIONNot all councils are holding elections; there are none in London or the other main cities. But all of the 27 county councils - such as Devon, Dorset, Kent and Shropshire - are. So are eight 'unitary authorities', where there are no district councils. As most of the councils that are up for grabs are rural, the Tories are defending 1,500 seats, compared with 500 for Labour. COUNCILS MATTER Councils spend £56billion of our money every year. Much of it comes from Whitehall, but the balance is raised from the Council Tax. The average Band D council tax bill has more than doubled under Labour to £1,414. No surprise when more than 1,000 council staff earn more than £100,000 a year. THE RIGHT CANDIDATE Ask yourself if you are happy with your council - for example, its policy on bin collections and the size of the council tax increase. And don't rule out independents, some of whom have been brilliantly representing their wards for years. Edited June 4, 2009 by 50%deposit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I bumped into a very scary UKIP convassor last Saturday. Blue rinse Tory defect who thinks DC is not fascist enough. I simply asked what was wrong with Europe. The answer I got was name 5 things that are right with Europe I replied 1) Working Time directive - for example positive impact on reducing junior doctors hours from the absurd 100+ before 2) Improved Health and Safety regulations - stopped UK getting away with cutting corners at workers expense 3) Better quality drinking and bathing water - without a doubt improvements would not have been made without stick from Brussels 4) Ability to travel freely within EU and transfer assets (like pension rights) to choose to spend in other countries 5) Adoption of Human Rights act - overdue and starting to really bear fruits Actually, i'd like to feedback what their response was... I actually only got to number 3 when I was told to get lost and that I was wasting their time. Sorry but they and the BNP are to me one and the same and may get protest votes but should never get any where close to an ounce of power Pity you didn't talk to a BNP canvasser; we'd have told you what's wrong with the EU: 1/ Costs £120bn pa in membership and compliance costs. There are many better ways spending that money. 2/ Democratic deficit - 75% of law is not made by elected representatives. 3/ Country has been flooded by immigrants, we're swamped. 4/ All the "good" stuff like H&S we could easily implement without the EU anyway. 5/ The BNP would keep us in the ETFA (free trade area) so you'd still have the right to travel and work (excluding the accession countries though.) Hope that helps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profitofdoom Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Just voted for Arthur Scargill. Bring back the good old days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godley Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 it's terrifying that bnp and dodgy fraudsters from ukip are gonna get in through all this protest voting...the bnp for crying out loud - you cannot be serious The ball was in man......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godley Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Just voted for Arthur Scargill. Bring back the good old days. Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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