Why are so many people keen on postal voting at local elections when turnout is traditionally very low?
Requests are up 550% in Middlesbrough, 400% in Fife and Lanarkshire, 600% in Flintshire and more than 200% in Luton and Somerset.
Is it really more convenient to apply for a postal vote than walk to your local polling station or does it represent a significant increase in electoral fraud?
As somebody who works away from home several days each week (one of which is usually Thursday), the Gorse Fox is a keen supporter of Postal Voting... at least this way he gets a chance to cast his vote.
ReplyDeleteThe "Gorse Fox" has always had the option of a postal vote if he wanted to write for one. The difference is that now the vote is applied for on your behalf, and perhaps voted for you also...
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