Democracy dies in Sheffield: students denied their constitutional right.
Neu! | 07.05.2010 18:15 | Sheffield
Hundreds of voters in the Sheffield Hallam constituency were denied their democratic right to vote after waiting in queues of over 2 hours at polling stations. Voters had the door of polling stations slammed in their face at exactly 10pm, even though they had arrived at the polling station hours before the deadline, due to inefficient staff.
Many other instances of voters denied their constitutional rights were reported across the country, with reasons given including running out of ballot papers, and voters "lost" from public records. Many University of Sheffield students and local residents queued for hours in the rain for their first chance to vote, before being told that the incompetency of the electoral services took precedence of their right to vote.
Other polling stations in other parts of the country allowed all people in the queue at 10pm into the polling station to vote. Thousands of Sheffield students have joined a group on Facebook alleging bias against students at St. Johns Ranmoor polling station. Eye witnesses have said that local residents and the elderly were put into a 'fast-track' queue while students queued for hours.
Other polling stations in other parts of the country allowed all people in the queue at 10pm into the polling station to vote. Thousands of Sheffield students have joined a group on Facebook alleging bias against students at St. Johns Ranmoor polling station. Eye witnesses have said that local residents and the elderly were put into a 'fast-track' queue while students queued for hours.
Neu!
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Liberty
08.05.2010 19:50
Liberty want to hear from people who were denied their vote, there is a monitoring form on their home page: 
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/
Libby Tea
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We need to be in our communities..
07.05.2010 18:40
We need to be in our communities, as we were at Ranmoor, watching how the Lib Dems, in their power hungry lust, drove round telling students to vote with no need for them to have their polling cards, going into local pubs and offering them a lift to the polling station. No wonder there was a queue, of course the whole fucking electoral system is wrong, and as anarchists, we know it can not be reformed - it needs abolition.
But, pissed up Middle Class students not given a vote was the most joy to be had in this whole fucking sham, at least they now understand what it is to be refused a vote, as do 70,000 prisoners who also wake up having been refused the same right due to fact they're in prison.
Our grandparents did not vote for fascists, they shot them, neither did they fight to keep the privileged ruling class in power. They fought for liberty, truth, justice and freedom, now we need to do the same. Yes, we agree we are privileged to have the vote, but lets not delude ourselves Sisters, Brothers, Comrades, that the ballot box or parliament can offer us change.
The only change we need is one of anarchism, when I wake up in the glorious sunshine of anarchy (an imaginary utopia), then I shall be truly happy. Lets not moan but organise, we either take now or stay the same..
underclassrising.net
Way to miss the point
08.05.2010 18:57
You've posted some utter shite on here over the years, and this is right up to your usual high standard. Carry on!
Another voter
Capitalists voting shenanigans
21.05.2010 05:10
This guy is a genus.
Couldn't agree more.
Noah Finnity