Have you have voted every single vote you been eligible for

[Beon]

Have voted all but two votes:
. 2005 GE as moved address about 20 miles away 3-4 weeks before the poll date
. 2019 EU. What was the bloody point in voting for candidates to sit there for 7 months?

Yes l think so, maybe l missed a police commissioner one a,few years,ago as l was on holiday. Apart from the fact that woman fought for our right to vote , l really think you can't complain about any government or council policies if you didnt even bother to vote.

Yes

You can take your postal vote to a polling station.

I was on holiday which was why I needed a postal vote. It was a massive problem in several Scottish councils because of the timing of the election and the school holidays.

Yes, even if it meant voting for a candidate or policies I wasn't happy with (tactical voting or having to choose the one which best fit my views even if that only meant a 40% match).

No but only because I’ve either been ill or on holiday. I haven’t missed a general election though

I haven't voted at two elections that I was eligible to vote in.

Once I was working at a polling booth at the local council elections, and didn't know about postal voting at that point. (I was very young).

Once I was away from home, and requested a postal vote well in advance, but for whatever reason it didn't go through.

I've spoiled all three Police Commissioner elections because this unnecessary extra costly layer of beaurocracy infuriates me.

I've only missed one vote (since 1981) which was when I moved to a new area of London and had no idea where the polling station was and I hadn't unpacked my A-Z yet (pre mobiles and internet).

As per a PP I think voting should be mandatory with a "none of the above" option.

Yes I have, but sometimes it’s been so I can go and spoil my paper and still be counted, as it were.

Every single one over more than 4 decades except for one in the 90s when I was in hospital, before I started applying for postal votes.

I think it is really important to vote.
You can look up election after election where "didn't vote" was 1/3 or more of the electorate. Higher in local elections and (when we had) MEPs.

One of the Cllrs got in on Thursday, winning by just 6 votes.

It is so important to vote.

Yup. I've always voted. I've got a thing about it, cos people have died to have the vote.

Yes

Yes - I've never missed a vote in the 22 years since becoming eligible. And have never once voted for a Tory.

I missed the 2001 GE because I'd moved house alongside a divorce and missed the chance to register. Felt like shit.

I have spoiled 2 police & crime commissioner ballot papers by writing 'this role should not be politicised' on them.

I've never understood those who don't vote in local elections. The winning candidates can have around a thousand votes and can win by relatively few people changing sides.

Nope, I stopped voting after the EU referendum. It suddenly hit me the aftermath how all politicians are slippery self serving power hungry liars and how toxic people can get with their political opinions. It's crept into everywhere in life now; family, work, friends, the media. I regrettably rather have nothing to do with politics now.

No. I didn't vote for years. I was brought up to believe it was wrong. And my first proper bf voted for the lib dems in 2010 who did a coalition with Tories so that really put me off.

I've used my vote in every election I've been eligible for - that includes spoiling my ballot paper once. I would never not vote. It's a privilege to live in a democratic country.

The voting cards are hand delivered, guessing from the same people who are at the polling stations and help with the counting. They could hand deliver the voting packs. The average % of postal voters is 18%.

It does say that if you don’t receive your voting pack by a certain date, to contact council.

You can hand over your vote to any polling station that covers the ward or constituency on polling day

@bestfadeplans that's really interesting. I was brought up to believe voting was an obligation - that it was one of the greatest and most important things I could do. But I come from a privileged and mainstream part of the culture. Would you say some more about groups for whom it is wrong? It's not something I've come across.

I’ve missed a few local elections but always try and go, even if travelling that day. We have an excellent local counsellor so I always go and show my support as he does a lot for the community. Never missed a general since I was 18.

No, I am often away, postal votes don't always get there in time.

That is no good if it hasn't arrived before you left home

I once lived in a mostly Muslim area where someone put graffiti everywhere in the run-up to an election saying "Voting is a sin and a crime against God" (they didn't elaborate on their reasoning). I guess it's usually a religious thing - the belief that it's somehow an attempt to thwart the will of God.

Yes. As a woman I feel I should after what other women went through to get me that right.

I have voted in every single General Election.

Never voted in the Police Commissioners as I don't agree with this being chosen by the electorate. Should be interviewed and appointed as other senior posts are.

Never used to vote in European elections and rarely vote in local elections. I did vote in the Locals this week to try and Keep Reform out but we've ended up a Reform council anyway!