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@mary_novakovich It wasn't possible for me to just go an vote in a normal fashion once I'd be an assigned a postal vote, even though I'd never received it. *Sigh*
11) And that's how easy it is to vote by post in the UK General Election!
Total time spent voting: 4h 40m
Total miles travelled to vote: 90
Total cost incurred by voting: £18
Social and work events cancelled to vote: four
… And I’ve still no confidence my vote will be counted
Interested in how I voted? I’m not talking about the party, just the ridiculous hoops I had to jump through to have my voice heard in the upcoming #generalelection. Plus the minutes and miles wasted. Is this voter suppression, weaponised incompetence, or the fault of Royal Mail?
10g) Desk clerk 2 placed my forms in a three-tiered inbox, on top of a stack of other paperwork, on the reception desk of the council offices.
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