Does anyone else quadruple-check their ballot paper?

[BadgerMushroom20]

Just been to the polling station to vote, and as always, I find myself checking the ballot paper 4 or 5 times after I've marked it to check that I've put the cross in the right place for who I want to vote for!

Does anyone else do this on a ridiculously simple form or is it just me?!

Me too... I literally trace my finger from the candidate's name to the right box 🤣 and then triple check!

Yep. The lengths I go to satisfy myself that I've not accidentally voted Tory.

I’m a green voter.

We’re always at the bottom.

I think that means we’re the most important… (Semi quoting The Sound of Music.)

I would check which one is at the bottom of the paper if you always tick the bottom box!!

They were top in ours! :)

Well I always at lest triple check it. Don't want to get my x in the wrong box by mistake.

the candidates are listed alphabeticaly i think??

Yes. Anxiety voting here too.

Yep, and then I still spend the walk home worrying that I put my cross in the wrong box...

No, but I do make sure I’m putting my X in the right box.

No. But I did double check! 😆

Well now I'm worried that my brother, who was my proxy, didn't double check!

LABOUR were at the bottom of ours... it's usually GREEN or UKIP.

REFORM were at the top! 😬

Hahaha 100% this!

Labour was the bottom candidate on my form... wondering if there's any significance to the order on the form?

Yep, this too!!

Ah, makes sense

I did hesitate and check just as I went to put it in the box. Just once though.

I had no idea they were in a different order in each area. I wonder why.

I’m in the South West. I couldn’t tell you the rest of the order.

No - you clearly have polling OCD

Alphabetical order! Labour were first on my list. Also have a council by election for added complication

Absolutely, I also check the symbol to see if I voted for the right person. E.g. the red rose for Labour

After the last election I voted in ( London Mayor plus London Assembly -lots of candidates, different colour papers ) today’s single piece of white paper looked so simple that I found myself doubting that my single X was actually right !

Whether my choice in this depressing parade of inadequates is actually right is another matter.

I also always say " do I put it in here?" when I'm posting it in the box to the person behind the desk, I mean what an idiot, it's pretty obvious but can't stop myself saying it!

I said this to DH when we came out of the station and he had done the same.

First, find the candidate by name.

Then check he’s from the right party in case Reform are fielding his namesake.

Then pick up pencil and put a cross in that box.

Then check the cross is in the right box as steps 1 and 2.

You may be weird, but you’re not alone!