Take your own pen

[Jog On]

Consipracy theories are doing the rounds as polling booths are using pencils this time around...

Make of it what you will

[WTFH]

Consipracy theories are doing the rounds as polling booths are using pencils this time around...

Make of it what you will

They always use pencils. It's not a case of "this time around".

[Jog On]

They always use pencils. It's not a case of "this time around".

Not at my polling station they don't

[MarillionFan]

Not at my polling station they don't

Nor mine. Everyone gets a free Montblanc pen.

It's a win-win situation.

[WTFH]

Not at my polling station they don't

https://twitter.com/Mr603/status/745...7Ctwgr%5Etweet


Why do we use pencils to vote at polling stations? Can I use a pen to cast my vote in the EU referendum? - Wales Online


http://www.electoralcommission.org.u...n-handbook.pdf


Why a pencil to mark your cross? - Page 2 - Politics - Digital Spy Forums


https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingd..._did_you_vote/


This from 2010:
BBC News - What can you NOT do in a polling station?


How to vote


2005:
Pencils In Polling Stations - Sheffield Forum




..but you can vote in pen if you want, just don't make up/share some horror story that is doing the rounds from people who struggle with breathe in/breathe out.

[DaveB]

Not at my polling station they don't

Bet they are.

"...the use of a pen or pencil when completing the ballot paper is not specified in legislation. In the UK, pencils are traditionally used for the purposes of marking ballot papers and are made available inside polling stations for voters to use. Having said this, there is nothing to stop a voter from using a pen to mark their vote - there is no legal requirement for ballot papers to be marked with a pencil. Pencils have been used partly for historic and partly for practical reasons."

[Old Greg]

Graphite is more easily penetrated by EUSSR mind control chemicals.

[AtW]

This from 2010:
BBC News - What can you NOT do in a polling station?

"This depends on whether you're a minor or major royal. "The Queen lives in the constituency of Westminster but she isn't on our electoral register," Mr Tonkin says. "As head of state, she is part of the institution of Parliament so cannot vote." The same applies to close family members like Prince Charles and his sons. But "minor" royals not so closely related to the Queen may be able to vote. "

The Queen can't vote?? And they call this democracy!!!?!?!

[Old Greg]

"This depends on whether you're a minor or major royal. "The Queen lives in the constituency of Westminster but she isn't on our electoral register," Mr Tonkin says. "As head of state, she is part of the institution of Parliament so cannot vote." The same applies to close family members like Prince Charles and his sons. But "minor" royals not so closely related to the Queen may be able to vote. "

The Queen can't vote?? And they call this democracy!!!?!?!

Only mere human beings can vote.

[Platypus]

Everyone gets a free Montblanc pen.

That's interesting. At my polling station they only let you keep the pen if you vote Leave. It's a memento of Europe lost they said, before checking my ballot paper.