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There, I've done it, popped my postal votes in the postbox

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Peaceflower · 25/04/2010 18:24

It's a relief, made my decision and voted. I can now ignore all the campaigning noises, it's too late to change my mind.

Am I the first to cast my vote?

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FloweryTwats · 01/05/2010 17:26

I'm really confused about my postal vote-did the local one & sent it off on thursday last week, no general election slip in there so have been waiting for it to arrive and just realised that if it does arrive it will be tuesday...worrying it won't arrive or that I haven't registered properly-did you have to register separately to say you wanted postal vote for general as well as local election? (surely it's be obvious?)

cat64 · 29/04/2010 14:01

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PussinJimmyChoos · 28/04/2010 23:15

I have not got my voting paper for the national...only the local Bristol candidates which I've completed

Am soooo pissed off as I told them when I applied for postal vote that I would be on holiday after 29th and not able to do anything so please could they send it to me before that date!

Can I sue??

cat64 · 28/04/2010 18:53

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amidaiwish · 28/04/2010 14:51

yes PJC you will get two. we got our local one last week and the national ones today. i thought for a moment they had double-sent and nearly binned the second lot. oops...

Kaloki · 28/04/2010 14:45

Bollocks. They haven't got our postal votes

cat64 · 27/04/2010 22:38

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PussinJimmyChoos · 27/04/2010 21:26

I received my postal vote but only one ballot paper - seems to be for local candidates only...should I be getting one for national also??

traumaqueen · 27/04/2010 18:11

Just realised I am away on business on polling day and too late to get postal vote. Feel very conflicted - relieved at not having to make momentous decision as to which government next, but disenfranchised and frustrated at the same time.

Ah well, I know I can trust Mumsnetters to make the right decision (whatever it ends up being)

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Peaceflower · 27/04/2010 18:09

Had the lib dems checking today to see if I'd received my papers. None of their business, don't know why it's public info how someone's going to vote.

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Kaloki · 27/04/2010 17:02

We haven't received ours Don't think we've recieved a letter about them either.. hmm, this isn't good.

ouryve · 27/04/2010 14:59

Yep. We got ours done and dusted at the weekend, too.

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AMumInScotland · 26/04/2010 16:48

Our letter said they'd arrive "on or after" Tuesday 27th, and to contact them if they hadn't arrived by Friday 30th - do check your letter to see whether it said the same. Ours actually turned up this morning, so I'll probably do it when I get in. Vote early, vote often! that's my motto....

fluffles · 26/04/2010 16:27

hmm... we did get letters saying we'd been granted the postal votes. i will check them to see if they gave a deadline for them arriving...

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Peaceflower · 26/04/2010 08:10

fluffles, sorry to hear you haven't received your postal vote. It might be just campaign fluff, but I had a call from a conservative campaigner on Saturday, asking me if I had received my postal ballot. He claimed lots of people had said they hadn'treceived theirs.

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Tashtodd · 25/04/2010 22:01

fluffles: perhaps you should ring your council and ask if you can have a proxy vote if it doesn't arrive - ie someone else can vote on your behalf. Don't know if there is a deadline for arranging that but they should be able to tell you

fluffles · 25/04/2010 21:36

my postal vote hasn't arrived yet - we're away from friday, hope it comes before then!

swissmiss · 25/04/2010 21:30

did mine friday, local and national. now just have to ignore the next 2 wks of news, interviews and debates and nutters knocking on the door

PussinJimmyChoos · 25/04/2010 21:18

Am still waiting for mine! I even put a note on the request form to say I was out of the country from 29th so please could I have it before then...still no sign..

Will be mightily pissed off if I don't get it!

Could I sue??

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Peaceflower · 25/04/2010 21:15

JTGB precisely!

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IMoveTheStars · 25/04/2010 19:41

Yep, did ours yesterday, now when they come knocking on the door at 7pm, I can tell them not to waste their breath

ChasingSquirrels · 25/04/2010 19:37

did mine yesterday