Can the people that work in the polling stations vote?

Worztron

Hi.

Can the people that work in the polling stations vote? I refer to the people working on the voting day, not the people that count the votes the following day.

Cheeers.

Fluorescence

Worztron wrote: »

Hi.

Can the people that work in the polling stations vote? I refer to the people working on the voting day, not the people that count the votes the following day.

Cheeers.

Why wouldn't they? They can register and vote like every other eligible citizen. Whether or not they can vote in the polling station they're working in, however, I don't know

Trimm Trabb

Yep you get a letter from the person in charge of the vote in your county getting permission to vote if the area you're working in if it isn't your normal polling district.

4068ac1elhodqr

Better question might be:
Why do they only usually provide little pencils for marking with?
Isn't a pen mark more permanent with less risk of alteration during transit, storage or counting?

Guess it'll all be e-votes before too long anyway,
which might encourage the other 40% non-participants
if it could be done with a quick e-mail type submission.

Wise Old Elf

I know a few people who do this and they can apply for a postal vote, as they are not supposed to leave the booth (except toilet breaks) during the 7am - 10pm period.

Trimm Trabb

Wise Old Elf wrote: »

I know a few people who do this and they can apply for a postal vote, as they are not supposed to leave the booth (except toilet breaks) during the 7am - 10pm period.

Don't have to apply for anything. They are issued with letters giving them permission to vote at the station where they are working.

Wise Old Elf

Trimm Trabb wrote: »

Don't have to apply for anything. They are issued with letters giving them permission to vote at the station where they are working.

Admittedly only going on what one person told me, but that's what she did. Either way, they can vote anyway!

Edit: now that I think of it, this was last year's locals when she told me this, so she may have been working in an area with different candidates from her home, hence the postal vote. Obviously not necessary for a referendum.

Jim2007

Worztron wrote: »

Hi.

Can the people that work in the polling stations vote? I refer to the people working on the voting day, not the people that count the votes the following day.

Cheeers.

Yes of course, but there is a special procedure from what I recall - various people have to be present and witness them being issued with a single voting paper etc... It is usually done in the first minute after the polling station is opened.

Guy:Incognito

Trimm Trabb wrote: »

Don't have to apply for anything. They are issued with letters giving them permission to vote at the station where they are working.

How does that work for GE's and locals and the like? Today is grand because everyone in the country is voting on the same thing, but theres not much point in voting in Endas constituency in a GE if you're from Wexford.

Or are they given a ballot paper from their own constituency thats then sent across?

MouseTail

In that case, they can apply for a postal vote.

oscarBravo

Lyric Prickly Keynote wrote: »

Better question might be:
Why do they only usually provide little pencils for marking with?
Isn't a pen mark more permanent with less risk of alteration during transit, storage or counting?

Altering ballot papers in a locked box, or under the watchful eye of tallymen, tends to be challenging.

Guess it'll all be e-votes before too long anyway,
which might encourage the other 40% non-participants
if it could be done with a quick e-mail type submission.

There's an idea that I personally will oppose with a vehemence that will make David Quinn's jaw drop from sheer envy.