Going to vote?

[ryanmorrison]

Obviously I'm not going to tell you who I'll be voting for - that's between me, the pen and the ballot paper - but I will be voting and have all six.

But what do you guys think about children in the polling station? Are they allowed?

My seven year old daughter (elected to the school council every year since reception - she's now in year three) wants to come with me when I vote and see how it works.

I was going to take her and her younger brother (five) in the morning before school (I walk them to school in the morning).

How do you all feel about people taking children in to the polling station? I'm guessing at around 8:10 there won't be many people around anyway so it probably won't matter - I was the only one three years ago.

[crappogre]

Not sure they'd be allowed in the booth, or the booths area if it's in a back room like some parishes do (rather than a row of boothes down the side of a large room).
It may be up to the discretion of the constable/officer in charge, maybe not. I daresay someone will keep an eye on them for you while you mark your crosses.

[ryanmorrison]

And here's me thinking I could let me daughter vote for me

She probably knows as much as I do - she joins in the dinner table discussions about candidates (me, my wife and my mother in law) so could probably pick one or two she likes

Yeah I just wanted them to see what the room was like - if they're not allowed in I'll just take them to school and vote on my way to work after dropping them off.