andrewducker | (no subject)

I'm really torn on whether to vote with my conscience or vote tactically.

[x] I am fortunate enough not to have to choose between the first two options, and don't know what I'd do in a different constituency

I voted as I always have. Last time round, that would have meant I could tick option (a). But now I vote LibDem, not because I agree with them most (I don't; though I agree with them on a lot of policies, I agree with the Greens on more), nor in order to kep the Tory out (there's no hope of that), but to put up the national vote for the party, in the hope that it contributes to the growing momentum building behind electoral reform.

Edited 2010-05-06 12:34 (UTC)

I never got round to registering to vote with the consulate here.

Addendum to my "voting" vote of "I have not/will not vote, despite being legally allowed to" :
I THINK I'm allowed to vote in Britain, still holding a British Passport and all that...but I'm non-dom, and I really couldn't be bothered checking.

It would probably been more trouble than it was worth.

Especially as it would have probably meant voting in my home town, which is one of the strongest Tory constituencies in the country.

And yet I, like Mrs Clegg, can't vote in the national elections of the country where I live.

Sorry, but I need an 'Other' option on the voting... :-)

Voted voted voted Made My Voice Heard voted! :D

Volcanoes are a force of nature, and therefore neither "good" nor "bad." They just "are."

I voted once for the party I generally pick, and once for the mainstream party closest to my opinions, since in this election it might actually make a difference. Strictly I suppose you could call it "tactical voting" but I didn't choose $party_i_dont_like in order to keep $other_party_i_dont_like from getting back in or vote particularly far from my principles.

I agree with Eyjafjallajokull!