The Battle for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

[Zapatista]

if it ends up a hung parliment in london and the torys win f&st will the SDLP (bold L for labour) be happy that they allowed 1 tory seat?

I think the SDLP couldn't care less if there is a hung parliment or not. regardless of all  their faults and all their claims, they know they are only plaing token politics in westminster.

[haranguerer]

Loada postal votes rejected I hear, including my own. Wonder if thats across the board...

[Zapatista]

Loada postal votes rejected I hear, including my own. Wonder if thats across the board...

How do you know that?

[Maguire01]

I read that postal votes were down by about 50%.

[Hurler on the Bitch]

Loada postal votes rejected I hear, including my own. Wonder if thats across the board...

How do you know that?

I posted and signed them all personally - in fact the Electoral Office had the cheek to question some - it is my understanding that anyone who died after 1960 has still got a viable vote! 

[Hurler on the Bitch]

However, if I was to put £50 on a bet tomorrow - is Michelle a good sweat? I feel that the Unionist vote might not hit 24,000 - thus if the son of the pig-owning class (Feaaarrrghhaalll) gets 5,000 .. I see MG coming home with 25,000??

[Zapatista]

Loada postal votes rejected I hear, including my own. Wonder if thats across the board...

How do you know that?

I posted and signed them all personally - in fact the Electoral Office had the cheek to question some - it is my understanding that anyone who died after 1960 has still got a viable vote!

Do you think there is fraud going on in the postal votes?

[Nally Stand]

Blanket denial of proxy/postal applications west of the Bann
Published: 2 May, 2010

Omagh Sinn Fein Councillor Seán Begley and the party's West Tyrone Director of Elections, has expressed deep concern about he claims to be the blanket denial of postal and proxy vote applications by the Electoral Office in areas West of the Bann. He said,
"A trend has emerged in areas West of the Bann which points to the blanket refusal by the Electoral Office to grant entirely legitimate postal and proxy voter applications. This trend is particularly pronounced in Fermanagh South Tyrone, Mid-Ulster, Foyle and our own constituency of West Tyrone.
"Our party is being inundated with complaints from angry voters who have been denied the right to vote despite providing the Electoral Office with the evidence they were asked for to validate their postal/proxy vote application.
"For example, we have examples of people who will be away on holiday on Election Day and who have provided the Electoral Office with documentary evidence such a flight and accommodation details. Despite this, they have been told that there is not sufficient evidence to grant a proxy or postal vote. We have countless examples of people who have applied for proxy/postal votes for medical reasons and who are housebound and despite having their applications validated by their GP or other professionally qualified medical personnel, they have also been told that there is not insufficient evidence to grant their application. We also have examples of applicants who are housebound and who have provided the requested documentary evidence that they are in receipt of the High Rate Mobility Component of DLA being turned down. And many other applicants have been turned down for a multiple of other spurious reasons.
"Unfortunately, there is no appeals mechanism to contest these highly arbitrary decisions. Serious questions now arise about the handling of this issue by the Chief Electoral Officer Douglas Bain. Incredibily, when speaking on radio this week, Douglas Bain himself acknowledged that the vast vast majority of applications that had been denied were entirely legitimate. So Sinn Fein will be seeking an urgent meeting with him and we will also be making urgent representations to the Electoral Commission about what has transpired. Serious questions arise and they must be answered."

http://www.westtyronesinnfein.com/news/16484

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Eamon Mallie, just now on Twitter: Is it possible the only survey done in NI has got it wrong?One of UK's top polling companies is challenging accuracy of BT poll.

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A little something I created tonight

[Carmen Stateside]

Good luck to Michelle today!

[Hedley Lamarr]

Vote early, vote often

[haranguerer]

Loada postal votes rejected I hear, including my own. Wonder if thats across the board...

How do you know that?

Letter landed to home saying it had been rejected, something to do with the signature, heard from someone involved in the constituency that a lot had been rejected. This is just in reference to FST, and predominantly nationalist votes, thats not to say others havent been rejected too, just I havent heard about them. Given that SF are notable for working hard in pursuing postal votes, I'd imagine that they would suffer most from a high number of rejections.

I dont know how significant the figures would be, at the minute its looking like a long trip home this evening. Every vote counts and that. Maybe stick a few quid on MG and hope to recoup costs...

[Zapatista]

I dont know how significant the figures would be, at the minute its looking like a long trip home this evening. Every vote counts and that. Maybe stick a few quid on MG and hope to recoup costs...

Fair balls to ye.

[orangeman]

O'Connor is 8/11 -


Gildernew is evens




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