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ChrisDR68
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« Reply #279 on: June 07, 2016, 06:16:02 PM » |
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Have the postal ballots been sent out yet? And what % of the electorate would be expected to vote by mail? I got my postal ballot paper last Tuesday, filled it in on Thursday and posted it on my work to work Friday morning. No idea what the percentage of votes will be by post though although I bet it's a bit like home shopping with groceries... growing in popularity all the time.
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ChrisDR68
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« Reply #286 on: June 08, 2016, 12:16:12 PM » |
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Very curious now as to what the turnout will be; on the one hand this referendum hasn't gripped the public imagination at all (even less than a GE does actually) but on the other people do seem to understand that it's important.
Would you say that low turnout favours one side or another? It seems that it would be better for the more passionate side, which, appears to be Leave.That's the theory. Older voters are more in favour of Brexit and are more likely to vote. Presumably that's why Cameron has extended the voter registration deadline (in order for more of the younger voters to register). He's absolutely shameless No wonder a lot of his own backbenchers gave him a hard time today at PM's questions. Richly deserved imo.
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ChrisDR68
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« Reply #290 on: June 08, 2016, 03:25:12 PM » |
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The deadline was extended because the registration website crashed for the last two hours before the wind closed. That is before you even get on to the ridiculous backwardness of the new requirement for individual registration.
There also does seem to be an irony in the Brexit gang complaining about people having the vote seeing their a major part of their campaign is about how "undemocratic" Brussels is.
The website crashed for precisely 1 hour and 45 minutes last night so obviously you extend the deadline by 48 hours even though it's set in law. Stands to reason really. Cameron and the rest of the Remainers are completely transparent in how they're manipulating this referendum.
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