Agreed... My parents are postal voters and I did so back when I was a uni student, but since then always took a certain pleasure in making time to visit the polling station since it always gave me an opportunity to take a moment to think of my great-granny and say a silent 'thank you' to everyone over the years and centuries who fought and campaigned for votes for everyone.
We voted for the Police and Crime Commissioners recently and handing over my driving licence in order to receive my voting slip felt so wrong. I resisted the temptation to rant at the polling station staff though, and bit my tongue, since I know it's not their fault...!
I'm not against voter ID as a concept and let's face it the amout of personal info that is shared these days, does it really matter if it needs to be shown again.
However what does make me unconformable is the way it was introduced and the fact different forms can be used depending on who and how old you are
Agreed - the way it has been brought in has just been done very badly. My one reason for disagreeing with it is that there are many people who do not drive, do not have a passport, and haven't made any application for any other form of acceptable ID - what happens if on the day of the election they think 'oh, I wasn't going to vote, but I've changed my mind, I want to vote now' and then they can't... Even if it only happens to one person, that's one person too many being effectively denied their right...
Brilliant James. Nice to see you back on here. Hope things are a bit more settled at your end, whatever's been happening. 👍
I, like you, always vote too - my great grandmother was a Suffragist so I always think of her and what she and her fellow women campaigned for when ever that ballot paper arrives. I have my own rant about the imposition of voter ID in our elections...but you probably feel the same way on that too...! (Talk about how to disenfranchise a whole swathe of the population with no justification and no evidence of prior voter fraud... 🤦♀️)
Thank you for taking the time to read and share your thoughts.
I don't have any relatives who were suffragists or suffragettes (crucial difference between the two, of course). I have also always voted by post and crucially voter ID is not required for that. The cynical ploys that have been implemented to try and remove certain voters is disgusting and all the more reason for those people to actually register and vote.
I’m glad to see you back! I always enjoy your rants, which are very thought provoking.
I also take advantage of my right to vote which I will do tomorrow for our local politicians and in November. Although the November election is the one that is really scary for us Americans!
Agreed... My parents are postal voters and I did so back when I was a uni student, but since then always took a certain pleasure in making time to visit the polling station since it always gave me an opportunity to take a moment to think of my great-granny and say a silent 'thank you' to everyone over the years and centuries who fought and campaigned for votes for everyone.
We voted for the Police and Crime Commissioners recently and handing over my driving licence in order to receive my voting slip felt so wrong. I resisted the temptation to rant at the polling station staff though, and bit my tongue, since I know it's not their fault...!
I'm not against voter ID as a concept and let's face it the amout of personal info that is shared these days, does it really matter if it needs to be shown again.
However what does make me unconformable is the way it was introduced and the fact different forms can be used depending on who and how old you are
Agreed - the way it has been brought in has just been done very badly. My one reason for disagreeing with it is that there are many people who do not drive, do not have a passport, and haven't made any application for any other form of acceptable ID - what happens if on the day of the election they think 'oh, I wasn't going to vote, but I've changed my mind, I want to vote now' and then they can't... Even if it only happens to one person, that's one person too many being effectively denied their right...
Brilliant James. Nice to see you back on here. Hope things are a bit more settled at your end, whatever's been happening. 👍
I, like you, always vote too - my great grandmother was a Suffragist so I always think of her and what she and her fellow women campaigned for when ever that ballot paper arrives. I have my own rant about the imposition of voter ID in our elections...but you probably feel the same way on that too...! (Talk about how to disenfranchise a whole swathe of the population with no justification and no evidence of prior voter fraud... 🤦♀️)
Anyway.
#GFAD forever. Best wishes to you sir... 👍
Thank you for taking the time to read and share your thoughts.
I don't have any relatives who were suffragists or suffragettes (crucial difference between the two, of course). I have also always voted by post and crucially voter ID is not required for that. The cynical ploys that have been implemented to try and remove certain voters is disgusting and all the more reason for those people to actually register and vote.
I’m glad to see you back! I always enjoy your rants, which are very thought provoking.
I also take advantage of my right to vote which I will do tomorrow for our local politicians and in November. Although the November election is the one that is really scary for us Americans!