No its a corner stone of Democracy in this country

The secrecy of the ballot is a cornerstone of UK elections. Allowing two people into a booth risks coercion, vote-buying, or undue influence, which is why the rules are enforced strictly.

there are exception to this

A voter who needs assistance due to a disability or literacy difficulty may bring a companion, but this must be formally recorded by polling staff. and this not being reported as happening

Otherwise, no one is allowed in the booth with you.

Posted By: ghostof barry butler on February 27th 2026 at 09:45:02

Message Thread

just a reminder if you are voting in May (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 27, 06:58:14
- Is this like the mile high club? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 27, 10:50:44
  - I don’t think that’s how it works (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 10:58:31
    - Oh it's a thing.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 27, 13:41:17
      - Put your cross in the box (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 13:53:53
    - It's the political version of dogging .. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 27, 13:38:18
- As a polling day employee in…. (General Chat) - Eric Morecambe, Feb 27, 09:52:07
- The Family Voting stuff might sound like Trumpian bollocks, but it's TRUE! (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 27, 09:44:53
  - I took my 97 year old blind Nan into the polling station (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 10:37:18
    - And then Matty ate his book. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 27, 10:40:14
  - 🎯🎯🎯 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 09:57:27
- As a presiding officer in an election (General Chat) - trt354, Feb 27, 09:07:06
  - Been a poll clerk in South Norfolk and saw it happen too (General Chat) - Dracula, Feb 27, 10:20:07
  - Woman in the Brexit vote queue asked me if i wanted a pen as she was told pencil votes (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Feb 27, 09:19:40
    - lol (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 27, 09:25:09
  - Shame there aren’t IQ tests at the polling station (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Feb 27, 09:16:30
    - are you espousing then that there is a sector in our society that doesn't matter? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 27, 09:31:28
      - Epistocracy isn’t a word seen on here too often (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 10:35:09
  - Were they wearing tin foil hats? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Feb 27, 09:08:03
  - Cultural differences (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 09:07:53
- Nothing to see here then ... (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 27, 08:20:08
  - Family voting must have been rife... (General Chat) - bellamys_knee, Feb 27, 10:07:50
  - Just laziness imo (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 27, 08:25:41
    - Exactly. What’s the difference between deciding at the dinner table or in the voting booth (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Feb 27, 08:53:24
      - No its a corner stone of Democracy in this country (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 27, 09:45:02
    - I just do what the wife tells me to do tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 27, 08:44:22
    - VVMT (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:30:37
- Dogwhistle (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 27, 08:16:02
  - “Labour said the reports were “extremely worrying and concerning” (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 08:23:48
    - You're banging your head against the wall. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 27, 09:19:47
  - progressive .....🤣🤣🤣🤣 (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 27, 08:20:52
  - What if it’s true? (I’ve got no idea if it’s true) (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 08:19:09
  - Starmer’s Labour is no different to the tories (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:18:52
- And the result was such a close thing too. Re-run the whole thing. (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Feb 27, 08:12:25
- Cultural differences (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 07:56:52
  - or language difficulties (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:03:33
    - Oh council employees saw nothing (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 08:31:01
      - Another allegation? (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:37:41
        
        What a hill to die on (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:50:21
        
        You really are on one this morning (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 08:43:10
        
        lol (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:49:37
        
        Incompetent (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 09:01:25
        
        Is Norwaay a council employee, by any chance? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 27, 09:53:40
        
        There are 1.4 million people working in local government in the UK (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 09:59:00
        
        not untrustworthy; just useless (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 27, 11:00:59
        
        I’ll pass that on to Mrs APB, I’m sure she’ll take it on board (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 11:05:41
        
        I wasn't the one expressing the view (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Feb 27, 11:24:41
        
        I wasn’t saying you were (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 27, 11:32:24
        
        Yes, I stand corrected. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 11:03:27
        
        Well that's nice. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 09:04:50
        
        Who to trust, yhe council (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:53:13
        
        Who to trust - people saying Edward Crabtree was the Bondai hero (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 09:04:05
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 27, 09:12:10
    - Language difficulties (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:09:00
      - Tell me what you saw (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:13:19
        
        Specially (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:29:42
        
        The Guardian (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:32:26
        
        I'm not denying it (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:44:59
        
        It is a cultural difference (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:54:59
        
        They are reporting the report like everyone (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 27, 08:39:09
        
        V odd that (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 27, 08:37:12
        
        The news this morning? (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Feb 27, 08:21:32
- It is a concern (General Chat) - SCC 28, Feb 27, 07:53:34
  - Well, quite (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Feb 27, 08:05:19
- Does this apply to kids? (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Feb 27, 07:51:16

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