Spoilt votes - post them here so that the parties/papers can see them

Believe or not women are pretty good at reading tone when we trust our guts. It’s why we can spot the awa a mile away. We can also go through each other’s post histories and see what we’ve been saying on this subject and others for the last five + yrs. I very much doubt an awa is going to spend that many years arguing against self ID just to be able to persuade women to spoil their ballot in this election. #conspiracytheorist

spoilt with green and purple sharpie. similar to first one.

Partner says he'll do the same.

*Hmm! Not sure what the Suffragette movement would make of women spoiling their ballot papers.

I think they’d tell you to grow up.*

Hmm...I disagree. I think they'd be proud. There was so much propaganda around (like this thread) that they could see through pathetic attempts to discredit their actions.

They were dubbed Panks as a derogatory term. It was an early version of TE*F

Thanks for the advice regarding space invaders in polling booths.

To those who come on here to scold, belittle and educate us, give up the lecture.

The title of the thread is clear and perhaps it is YOU who should examine your own motives and why you are so keen to berate anybody who says no to voting in self ID.

Hmm! Not sure what the Suffragette movement would make of women spoiling their ballot papers.

I think they’d tell you to grow up.

You’ve got the privilege of voting...so vote ffs. Choose the least worst option or at least vote tactically,

There’s times of protesting and this isn’t one of them. They will just chuck your vote slip in the bin. What a waste of your time and theirs.

Remember not everyone on the internet is who they say they are and have a think about who has a vested interest in stopping women on a website known to lean to the left from voting.

Same goes for you, mate. Except with a vested interest in stopping women from not voting Labour.

Spoilt mine. Easy peasy. Fairly empty and they may have realised but they can't do anything.
Also got a photo which I will post when I've redacted.
maidenover or anyone else who wants to tell women what to do with their vote - Who exactly do you think you are? And who do you think we are? Many of us have been on here for years trying to find another way. This is now our choice. Not yours.

Remember not everyone on the internet is who they say they are and have a think about who has a vested interest in stopping women on a website known to lean to the left from voting.

I'm beginning to wonder who might have a vested interest in stopping women doing protest votes.

Spoilt mine, for the first time.

But I live in a really safe seat so whatever I vote makes no difference anyway. It still felt radical though! I wrote a big fat 'NONE' across the paper, then 'protect women's sex-based rights' underneath. I would have written more but I was the only one there and the scratch of my pencil was deafening!

I texted DH that I felt like a suffragette

What an absolute waste of fucking time!

Remember not everyone on the internet is who they say they are and have a think about who has a vested interest in stopping women on a website known to lean to the left from voting.

I’ve spoilt my vote. It was that or not voting at all, as for personal reasons I cannnot vote for either Conservative or Labour this election. And I felt unable to give my protest vote to LD or Greens due to their views on women. I live in a strong Tory constituency anyway.

I crossed it out and put None, Protect women’s sex based rights. It was also very quiet and empty, so they could definitely hear my pencil scratching on the paper!

Bad many of them do it by choice and get paid. Quite well. I nearly did it but DH Xmas work do meant I couldn't leave DD.

I've just had a Green party person knock on the door.

Him: Just reminding you to vote
Me: Done it.
Him: Can I ask if you voted Green?
Me: No, I didn't.

Him: Can I ask why?
Me: Because Greens support Self ID
Him: Oh. What's Self ID?

At this point I'm thinking "You have pink and blue hair. You are humouring me" then "hmm, maybe he doesn't know. How do I explain Self ID in 30s?! "

So after a bit of "Do you really not know what Self ID is?" it came out as a garbled...
Me: It's throwing women under a bus. You need to look it up. It's mixing up sex and gender, and will have all sorts of consequences.
Him: Oh. I didn't know about that.
Me: Really?! You need to read your manifesto.
Him (sheepishly): Did you vote Labour then?
Me: No. I spoilt my ballot paper.

I'm quite surprised at how shocked he looked. Poor lad. Thought I was going to have to make him a cup of tea to recover.

I spoilt mine with the very sophisticated "fuck self-ID with your lady penis"
Not exactly Shakespeare but I think I made my point.

Actually crap choice of word (excited) ... I really mean encouraged.

I thought long and hard before spoiling mine, it felt crap but like many it's too big a deal to ignore.

But knowing there are so many of us thinking like this ...

Another one coming on here to tell us that we're bad for not voting. Perhaps IF you had done your research and read the threads relating to why we have spoilt the vote then you'd understand instead of coming on here to lecture us. I have done my research on the parties and decided none would get my vote. I won't be made to feel guilty about my decision for my vote.

Is anyone else starting to feel a bit excited? I'm thinking of all the lurkers who may also spoil theirs. It just feels Luke there are going to be too many similarly spoilt papers to not notice.

You shouldn’t be taking photos inside polling booths and if you can be bothered to make your way to a polling station surely you can be bothered to research each party and make a decision like a grown up.

If you don’t want to vote for any don’t vote and don’t moan about the government that gets in.

I feel sorry for the people that spend all night counting votes and have to waste their time binning stupid vote slips like these. Nobody sees them other than you and them.

I hated doing this.

I've just spoiled my vote for the first time ever. I'm both angry and upset that I've had to do so.

Took stickers saying:

Woman: adult human female
Sex not gender
No to self-ID
Repeal the GRA

Ultra-marginal seat so I hope there are three recounts as in 2017 and my reasons are noticed. In any case I feel I've done the only thing I can in this hideous election for women.

My conscience will not allow me to vote for any of these parties

And all names crossed out.

Spoiled it. Waited to the last moment to decide hoping my labour candidate would provide a last word of hope. Nope.

In the end I couldn’t in all good conscience put a cross in the box.

Well I've done it, spoiled my ballot.

NONE
NO TO SELF ID
WOMAN = ADULT HUMAN FEMALE
PROTECT SINGLE SEX SPACES

I was the only person there at the time (I timed it for primary school pick up), which meant they could all quite clearly hear me scribbling away in the little wooden booth. I got quite the stare when I posted the ballot paper, as it was clear I hadn't just put a cross in one box so I'm hoping they're all dying to see what I wrote.

Tell them to stand back AND report them.

Voting is supposed to be confidential, if these people are close enough to see what you are writing/who you are voting for then it’s not confidential. They shouldn’t be allowed to be there if that’s the case and I’d strongly suggest you complain immediately because no doubt there will be other people who feel to vulnerable to speak up against that and knowing that people they come across at the local shop/church/park etc will have the power to see their vote can influence them to vote differently or not vote in future.