Election 2024

[brb]

You’d think there’d be some basic verification required to allow people of any party to stand. For the job I accepted I had to upload my ID and then for some reason have a Teams call with HR to ensure I looked like the ID after having an in-person interview to get the ****ing job which required showing ID.

You'd think it wouldn't be difficult for sure, and a cut off date for when you can apply to be a candidate, to prevent last minute fake ids.

 

[duggie2000]

I got Sucky making fake claims on the crime thread of there is another Wandsworth video of another screw and a different prisoner, and now fake people canvassing for election, the worlds going nuts, just think some people shouldn't be allowed on social media.

BUT these stories are from The Guardian who were very happy with a Labour Victory

 

[brb]

Or if you're applying to become a Reform candidate, just get a Russian bot to write your CV instead

Well with a name like RANDY claiming to be Piskie, you sure you aint a bot?

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Or if you're applying to become a Reform candidate, just get a Russian bot to write your CV instead

Their police mugshot should suffice.

 

[brb]

BUT these stories are from The Guardian who were very happy with a Labour Victory

To be fair, I expect the National jumped on it without reading the whole story.

 

[duggie2000]

Well with a name like RANDY claiming to be Piskie, you sure you aint a bot?

Just wishful thinking on his part

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

You'd think it wouldn't be difficult for sure, and a cut off date for when you can apply to be a candidate, to prevent last minute fake ids.

Doris from Chesterfield has to remember her bus pass to vote but a bloke apparently from Gibraltar can run in Bristol and we’ll take their word for it he’s sound.

 

[brb]

Doris from Chesterfield has to remember her bus pass to vote but a bloke apparently from Gibraltar can run in Bristol and we’ll take their word for it he’s sound.

Fair point, the whole system is just nuts.

I also wonder how many postal votes never made it....lots of areas had problems.I know it makes no difference to the result but it's not the point.

 

[duggie2000]

We can just hope that this potential scandal signals the end of Farage and Reform

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

The real shame of course would be if it’s true that none of them won and we had five years of Lee Anderson wearing a fake moustache pretending to be the MP for Llanelli.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Fair point, the whole system is just nuts.

I also wonder how many postal votes never made it....lots of areas had problems.I know it makes no difference to the result but it's not the point.

The Tory in Hendon who lost by 15 votes might beg to differ.

 

[Diego]

Fair point, the whole system is just nuts.

I also wonder how many postal votes never made it....lots of areas had problems.I know it makes no difference to the result but it's not the point.

How do postal voters prove their ID, send a polaroid?

 

[brb]

The Tory in Hendon who lost by 15 votes might beg to differ.

True

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

True

**** him.

It’s a fair point though. There were far more very close results than last time.

 

[brb]

How do postal voters prove their ID, send a polaroid?

They have your signature on file, so you have to sign and give your date of birth as part of sending it off, plus it's sent to a postal address, which of sorts is verification in itself. It could all still be forged I suppose, but a lot of effort to gain one vote.

 

[brb]

and any fooker that can forge my signature then I'd just say goodluck with that.

 

[duggie2000]

They have your signature on file, so you have to sign and give your date of birth as part of sending it off, plus it's sent to a postal address, which of sorts is verification in itself. It could all still be forged I suppose, but a lot of effort to gain one vote.

Not as much as creating non existent candidates for a Political Party that only had Farage and several members

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

They have your signature on file, so you have to sign and give your date of birth as part of sending it off, plus it's sent to a postal address, which of sorts is verification in itself. It could all still be forged I suppose, but a lot of effort to gain one vote.

There’s no ID needed. Nothing to stop a husband voting on his wife’s behalf which is an accusation aimed at Muslim voters often but I’m sure it’s always happened. Or adult children using their elderly parents’ votes.

 

[duggie2000]

and any fooker that can forge my signature then I'd just say goodluck with that.

Have you not heard of cut and paste, its a computer generated thing

 

[brb]

Not as much as creating non existent candidates for a Political Party that only had Farage and several members

Tbph I'm thinking of going back to voting locally than via post, after the latest fiasco's. Although time next GE comes round I'll be retired and not really give a toss.