rbrwr @gothick Yes, if you’ve told anyone at the doorstep that you’ll vote for them, giving a teller your number may save you from an unnecessary “knocking up” later. At my polling station I offered the teller my number and she didn’t want it! She did look after my bike, though.
@beardedjourno My local station used to be Holy Trinity, which was fine, but having it at the literal end of my street works even better…
@beardedjourno Yup.
Oh, great. A new, large, soggy receptacle I have to find somewhere to keep. Was this thought up by people who have utility rooms/big kitchens/front gardens, I wonder… pic.twitter.com/0XgrnGph0F
@Lillput Yes. I had politically-active parents and lived in a bit of London that usually had active tellers at the polling stations. Even later in life it might come as a bit of a surprise to someone who grew up in a safe seat, say.
Job done. pic.twitter.com/sqUKq84U8h
(In particular, you don’t have to tell a teller *how* you voted, and they generally won’t ask. Other people might ask you how you voted; they’ll be doing an exit poll, and again, you still don’t have to tell them anything.)
Tellers of different parties often cooperate and share information, and have to follow Electoral Commission guidelines (electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/…). Personally I see no harm in telling them who I am, but you have no obligation to if you don’t want to.
PS: If someone with a rosette asks to see your polling card on the way out, they’re probably a teller. Their job is to see who’s voted so that local parties can make sure their known supports get out and vote…
Here’s Bristol’s polling station finder and info: bristol.gov.uk/voting-electio…
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