A Private Vote???

[Baldric]

In an earlier post by JJ, (DNA from everybody) Eddie51 mentioned Political Parties being able to identify who had voted for them (from DNA on their voting slips).

At our local Polling Station when you present your card, the clerk takes it off you, matches it with your Electoral Roll entry, gets your voting slip(s) ready, then pencils the reference number against your name in the Electoral Roll onto your voting slip thereby identifying it for future reference and removing the privacy element of the vote.
When on one occasion I asked why, I was told, 'it's the system I can't discuss it'.
When I vote now I take an eraser with me and remove the number from my voting slip whilst in the polling booth.
Is anyone else aware of this invasion of privacy????

[Philtaz]

Wasn't aware as I've never voted in any form of election whatsoever.

[Teddy_boy]

Is there something in the air today? Who said that?

[Teddy_boy]

You used to live in norfolk , now in dover area , like doing crosswords , watch bargainhunt. Maybe if youre worried about privacy this isnt best place for you? Thats from your last few questions.

[jno]

they used to keep these records and check who was voting communist, in particular. I remember James Rusbridger writing about it.

[DrFilth]

they do the same all over , to say it is secret is a joke, those that vote for certain parties will have there names put on a list

[Teddy_boy]

Couldnt they tell by the furry hats and the faint smell of vodka?

[Teddy_boy]

So that means if you dont vote youre on a list too? Therefore it makes no difference if you vote or not , because youre on a list.

[DrFilth]

thing is Teddy_boy it is suppose to be a secret vote, if it was secret they would not allow any numbers to be put on your voting slip

[Teddy_boy]

I wasnt aware of that. But my point is correct then also?

[DrFilth]

Teddy_boy >> I wasnt aware of that. <<

what country are you based in ?

[Baldric]

You don't seem to have made a point yet T_b!

[DrFilth]

have a read of this from the guardian

http://www.guardian.c...uery/0,,-1051,00.html

[Teddy_boy]

England. But i havent noticed numbers before.

[Teddy_boy]

Interesting read.

[DrFilth]

this is like what an ex policeman told my friend in liverpool about people who vote for the bnp, commies etc

>> I DO NOT know what happens to the voting slips for Conservative candidates, after they have been counted, but in the mid-1960s those for communists were tallied against their counterfoils in the ballot books (just like cheque books) and those who had had the temerity to vote for a communist were identified from the electoral roll. Their names were forwarded to Special Branch and to MI5, almost certainly as a matter of routine <<

[Teddy_boy]

Baldric if you are worried about privacy, then you should be more private dont you think? Point made i think you will find.

[Teddy_boy]

Good enough for the bnp i say.

[pdust]

i might take an eraser rub my number out and put a different one there.. that'll confuse the buggers

[Teddy_boy]

No, because if youre not on the voting list, then youre on the non-voting one. So its pointless worrying about it. World turns , life goes on regardless.

[DrFilth]

Teddy_boy you do not have to be on the voting list to vote , you want to check your facts first