lfc84 Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 'VOTERS' TURNED AWAY FROM POLLING STATIONS ISLE of Man Today has received reports that some would-be voters have been turned away in the Manx general election because it was discovered they were not on the voters' lists. In September, it was revealed there had been a massive drop in voter numbers from 58,133 in 2005 to 47,539. It followed a change in practices which meant, effectively, the voters lists had been started from scratch to remove anomalies of people retaining a place on electoral rolls from previous addresses. Following the discovery of the massive drop, the deadline for registering to vote was extended to October 6. That saw the number of voters increased to 51,900, although with no contest in the Ayre constituency, 49,717 are eligible to vote today. But already this morning, Isle of Man Today has been contacted by people who thought they were eligible to vote, only to have been told, when they arrived at their polling station, that they were not on the voters list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I thought you got sent a polling card first.....surely the absence of that in good time for the election would a sign of something amiss. That said given the absence of candidates at our door, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The onus is on the voter to register and to check that they are on the register. There was so much publicity, its unbelievable. Poll cards only come a few days before the election, so with a cut off date in October thats no help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideways Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I wanted to vote but recieved no card , then found the damn registration letter in the car!!! no one to blame but myself although i did vote in the last election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emma Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 there was so much publicity about it thou... if people were not aware then they must have not read any local press and not listened to any local radio.... If you want to vote then you must be interested in local things, and would read papers and listen to the radio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfc84 Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 you dont need a polling card to vote story on manx radio a day or two ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I don't think any one said you did, just that its absence would act as a rteminder. Have you gone and regsistered now, for next time. Board of Ed, 12 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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