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To register to vote in a marginal constituency and not where I live?

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ludlowstreet · 30/10/2019 19:07

I live in a very safe constituency. I also have a house I rent out in a very marginal constituency, Lib Dem/Tory. Would I be unreasonable to register to vote in the other house? The tenants are an EU couple, very worried about Brexit and , of course, unable to vote. I would be voting Lib Dem.

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Wheat2Harvest · 31/10/2019 19:03

My tenants are amongst the most badly affected people in the country by the mess we're in and have no voice.

Aren't they on the Electoral Roll, then? If they're not, that's their fault unless they don't qualify to vote. They might not have the same opinion as you, by the way.

Bimbleberries · 31/10/2019 19:21

@PulpPixie Corbyn wanted the 9th so university students could vote twice. Typical of the left.

Don't be daft. Nobody is voting twice. Students always have had the choice to register and univeristy AND at home, but only to vote in one place. This is true regardless of when the election is. They are still allowed to choose one place to actually vote, whether they do it by post or in person. Having the election on one day vs another might increase or decrease the student votes in various places, because it's more convenient in one place or another, or because they forget because they're busy moving, or whatever, but there have been predictions that it might help or hinder either side.

SafetyAdvice0FeedWhenAgitated · 31/10/2019 19:38

I am one of the few million people who can't vote in GE.
You trying to disguise what you want to do under "aww. They have no voice. I wanna give it to them" is BS. Massive BS.

Once we stoop to this low level of cheating in voting, we are no better than the people we want to vote out.🤷

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