A spot of electoral fraud or chill out?

33 replies

asdapryce · 11/12/2019 20:29

We live in one of the country’s top 10 marginal seats but my husband can’t vote tomorrow because he’s in the PICU with our daughter. I’ve already voted by post and am out of the country until late tomorrow. There’s no way to arrange an emergency proxy because it can only be done for medical issues for the voter not a dependent or for work reasons. I’ve phoned the election office to check. The man hinted we should falsify one of the acceptable reasons but I don’t feel comfortable with that. DH reckons it would be fine and that his boss would have no probs signing an emergency proxy form with a made up reason. What can we do? Post on a local FB page asking a voter of the opposite colour to step down too? Or just accept it probably won’t come down to 1 vote? I’m so anxious about this election.

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WheresTheEvidence · 12/12/2019 08:21

They dont ask for I'd or polling card just name and address. Can someone go in his place?

AJPTaylor · 12/12/2019 08:23

Very tough on you not to be here when your daughter is so poorly
Leave your husband be. Do not put yourselves under anymore stress. If it turns on one vote, it will be at the door of others who could have voted but didn't.

Defaultuser · 12/12/2019 08:30

@WheresTheEvidence

That's what I was thinking.

JosephineDeBeauharnais · 12/12/2019 08:35

If there are no other responsible adults available to sit with DD, then who is going to act as his proxy? And you can't be sure that the proxy will vote according to his wishes anyway. Don't bother.

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 12/12/2019 08:42

If there are no other responsible adults available to sit with DD, then who is going to act as his proxy?

How about someone the DH trusts but his DD doesn't know?

crankysaurus · 12/12/2019 08:43

I think it would be worth asking on social media but just within you're own circles, not publicly. If there could be someone you trust to stand by their word and not vote the other way, that would be the best solution.

GiveHerHellFromUs · 12/12/2019 08:52

Do it.
Or get someone who knows your address to go vote for him.

This is why we should be allowed to vote online!

needsomehelptoday · 12/12/2019 08:52

If there are no other responsible adults available to sit with DD, then who is going to act as his proxy? And you can't be sure that the proxy will vote according to his wishes anyway. Don't bother.

Tbf there are lots of adults I'd trust to do a proxy vote for me that my DS doesn't know well enough to be comfortable with

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