UK Voting System

2009-06-03 14:40:44

#1

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6779|England - Kent

I have a quick question..........

How does the UK voting system work? and is it tractable?

I was having this debate with a couple of friends who claim our votes can be traced?
Thiscame about by saying don't vote for the BNP otherwise our vote would be traced and employers wont em-play you, my argument is that its not otherwise the votes would be controlled and the people wouldn't be able to speak out for what they want.

Any clues?

I would like to point out that non of us would even consider voting for the BNP racist ****s but the point of the topic is are votes tractable?

/debate

2009-06-03 14:46:46

#2

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6009

Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!

Last edited by Macbeth (2009-06-03 14:47:04)

2009-06-03 15:00:09

#3

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6871|Boulder, CO

Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!

GTFO, your not John C. McGinley!

Otherwise his stolen text is right, there is no way that votes can be traced, it would go against the idea of free elections so completely it would make them more than useless.

2009-06-03 15:00:43

#4

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7089|NT, like Mick Dundee

Short of fingerprinting the votes, don't think so. Pretty sure its illegal too.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-06-03 15:04:00

#5

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6779|England - Kent

Noobeater wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!
GTFO, your not John C. McGinley!

Otherwise his stolen text is right, there is no way that votes can be traced, it would go against the idea of free elections so completely it would make them more than useless.

That's what I said, voting would become pointless.

2009-06-03 15:19:06

#6

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6405|Toronto

Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!

This, essentially. Every constitution in the West (following the Magna Carta) stipulates that you can't peddle votes. That means that any tracing is illegal. So in theory, you could steal a ballot box, but you'd have to do it before it were counted, which would mean stelaing it from the polling station. Good luck getting away.

I like pie.

2009-06-03 16:00:34

#7

CosmoKramer: CC you in October; +131|7043|Medford, WI

Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!

scrubs reference there?

2009-06-03 16:19:00

#8

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7089|NT, like Mick Dundee

CosmoKramer wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!
scrubs reference there?

Pretty sure that's close to a verbatim quote.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-06-03 16:20:28

#9

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6212|Catherine Black

Flecco wrote:
CosmoKramer wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Good God in heaven, I mean there are just so very many ways I can say this to you: never, not in a million years, absolutely not, no way jose, no chance lance, negatory, niet, nein, nuh-uh, oh and of course my personal favorite of all times, man falling from a cliff: NOOOOOOOOO!
scrubs reference there?
Pretty sure that's close to a verbatim quote.

Fail moar Flecs

2009-06-03 16:23:32

#10

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6554|Carnoustie MASSIF

Finray wrote:
Flecco wrote:
CosmoKramer wrote:

scrubs reference there?
Pretty sure that's close to a verbatim quote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNjQecyjE8

Fail moar Flecs

Fail more Finray.

Verbatim: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

2009-06-03 16:24:40

#11

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6212|Catherine Black

SirSchloppy wrote:
Finray wrote:
Flecco wrote:

Pretty sure that's close to a verbatim quote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNjQecyjE8

Fail moar Flecs
Fail more Finray.

Verbatim: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

Well obviously.

But Flecs was dismissing Cosmo because he thought it wasn't a scrubs quote..

Fail moar Flecs and Cammy.

2009-06-03 16:26:42

#12

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6554|Carnoustie MASSIF

Finray wrote:
SirSchloppy wrote:
Finray wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zNjQecyjE8

Fail moar Flecs
Fail more Finray.

Verbatim: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"
Well obviously.

But Flecs was dismissing Cosmo because he thought it wasn't a scrubs quote..

Fail moar Flecs and Cammy.

Flecs didn't fail, and neither did I, you just didn't know what verbatim meant, and now you're trying to cover it up.

2009-06-03 16:28:36

#13

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6212|Catherine Black

SirSchloppy wrote:
Finray wrote:
SirSchloppy wrote:

Fail more Finray.

Verbatim: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"
Well obviously.

But Flecs was dismissing Cosmo because he thought it wasn't a scrubs quote..

Fail moar Flecs and Cammy.
Flecs didn't fail, and neither did I, you just didn't know what verbatim meant, and now you're trying to cover it up.

I know what everything means. I'm sitting here at a computer with the internet with Wiki and Google fav'd.

2009-06-03 16:32:35

#14

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6554|Carnoustie MASSIF

Finray wrote:
SirSchloppy wrote:
Finray wrote:

Well obviously.

But Flecs was dismissing Cosmo because he thought it wasn't a scrubs quote..

Fail moar Flecs and Cammy.
Flecs didn't fail, and neither did I, you just didn't know what verbatim meant, and now you're trying to cover it up.
I know what everything means. I'm sitting here at a computer with the internet with Wiki and Google fav'd.

Bet you don't know what 'I'm a whiny emo faggot in dire need of a hair cut' is in french.

2009-06-03 16:38:42

#15

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7089|NT, like Mick Dundee

Cosmo said he thought it was a Scrubs quote.

I said that I was pretty sure he'd quoted Scrubs exactly.

Cam m8, either of you two got a paypal account? I'll send some money so you can buy Finny a dictionary.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2009-06-03 16:50:17

#16

Don't vote BNP,they will trace you!

2009-06-03 16:52:39

#17

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|7133|England. Stoke

AND BACK ON TOPIC.
No voting in the UK is anonymous. When you show up at the local polling station you must present your voting card, to prove that you are a registered/eligible voter, then you go into the voting booth with your form, vote with the appropriate method (marking the card) and put it into the ballot box and bingo your done.
There is no way that they can trace who any one person has voted for, and even if they could for an employer to sack/not employ you for your political following is illegal.

Edit: Finray you have failed miserable there...

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2009-06-03 16:58:23

#18

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|6009

Finray friend, what did you think verbatim meant?

2009-06-03 17:05:16

#19

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7089|NT, like Mick Dundee

You got it slightly wrong btw Macbeth. Props for being pretty bloody close though.

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