NWN: They are losing the trust of the people !
Good. That is very dangerous for those who 'rule' over us.
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Bizarre moment police questioned a Ukip supporter who offered voters a PEN in case their pencil markings on ballot paper were erased
- Leave campaigners urge supporters to bring their own pens to vote
- Jacqueline Jackson was grilled by Sussex Police after offering pens
- Pencils hanging in booths are traditionally used by voters in Britain
- But pro-Brexit fans have said that these could be rubbed out and changed
This is the moment police took the name of a pro-Brexit supporter who offered voters the use of her pen in case of fraud.
Some
Vote Leave campaigners have claimed that using the pencil usually found
in polling stations is dangerous because their cross could be rubbed
out and changed, even claiming MI5 are involved.
Jacqueline
Jackson, who was outside a Winchester polling station, filmed the
officer taking her details as she argued she was allowed to lend her pen
to anyone entering.
Police have spoken to a Ukip supporter who was offering to lend a pen to voters in case of fraud - they then took her details
Concerns: A poll
released this week revealed that many Leave campaigners fear that
today's referendum is rigged against them - so many are bringing their
own pens
She
then tweeted the footage and said: 'Police came to Chichester polling
station called by REMAIN side to stop me LENDING my PEN to all voters
#fraud'.
Many
have used the hashtag 'usepens' to encourage others to refuse to use a
pencil, although it has since been hijacked by Remain campaigners who
are calling them conspiracy theorists.
A poll released this week revealed that many Leave campaigners fear that today's referendum is rigged against them.
A
YouGov poll found 46 per cent of all Leave voters think it's 'probably
true' that their vote will be altered. A third of Ukip voters feared
that MI5 might be involved.
Lee Dyson outside Salters Lane
Community Centre Polling Station in Stockton where he was giving out
pens for voters to mark their referendum voting slips
The volunteer was wanting to make sure no votes could have been changed after being submitted at the polls
The Electoral Commission has been forced to reassure the public that using a pencil will not cost them their vote
The
idea has been widely mocked, including by BBC star Professor Brian Cox
who tweeted: 'I voted in pencil just in case MI5 need to change it
later'.
The Electoral Commission has been forced to reassure the public that using a pencil will not cost them their vote.
A spokesman added that people are more than welcome to briong their own pens if they wish.
He
said: 'By tradition, pencils are available in polling booths for voters
to mark their ballot papers,' a spokesperson said. 'If a voter wishes
to bring their own pen and use that, it's fine.'
#usepens: Twitter is full of messages
urging people to vote with a pen after Leave campaigners said they were
concerned their vote with a pencil could be rubbed out. This is one of
many tweets lampooning the theory
Anxious: Many on the Leave side have
spread the advice - as a poll found that many Leave supporters feared
the referendum is rigged
'In
regards to security, at the count there are statutory observers to make
sure that they are carried out correctly. Campaigners are also invited
to observe the counts taking place.'
Last
year Scottish Nationalists who believed their referendum was rigged in
favour of the 'No' campaign urged people to photograph their votes and
covertly watch election officials.
The
campaign, called Operation Scallop, has been widely shared across
Facebook and Twitter because some SNP members fear their votes will be
torn up, changed or not counted.
A poster was shared widely on Twitter in which users claimed votes could be rubbed out
Joke: BBC star Professor Brian Cox tweeted: 'I voted in pencil just in case MI5 need to change it later'.
Statement: The Electoral Commission has been forced to reassure the public that using a pencil will not cost them their vote
Organisers
also say that supporters should vote in the last hour - between 9pm and
10pm - and then 'hang about outside' and 'take photos of anything
suspicious' as the papers are loaded into vans.
They
should then use their own transport to trail ballot boxes when they
leave polling stations and follow them to the count and watch them being
unloaded, it says.
A
crib sheet says that when they vote they should watch who handles their
vote after it is cast having also checked the paper has the correct
markings.
It
says: 'After voting hang about outside, ideally near the car park BUT
do not act too suspicious, we want police to watch the polling stations
not distracted by us'.
A frenzy ensued online as people warned others to use a pen. Others marked this polling station sign
But the fears were soon turned to mockery by others on Twitter who poked fun at the idea MI5 were involved
Others joked that people could not be too careful, encouraging those concerned to laminate their votes
The
author then encourages people to photograph anything suspicious as the
ballot boxes are moved into vans, adding that police 'cannot touch you'
for doing so.
When
the papers are all loaded the SNP supporter is encouraged to jump in
their car and follow the convoy - but 'do not break any traffic laws if
you decide to follow'.
The
document says: 'Police do not have the resources to escort all ballot
boxes, only we, the people have the available numbers'.
The
author adds that the process will take individuals two hours but 'it
will make it almost impossible to tamper with ballot boxes'.
Paperwork
also suggests being 'polite and courteous' at all times to avoid police
suspicion and if challenged they must 'comply with their legal requests
without exception'.
In
response to the incident in Winchester, a Sussex Police spokesperson
said: 'Police were called to Durnford Close, Chichester at around
12.25pm on Thursday by a volunteer reporting a disturbance outside a
polling station.
'A PCSO who was in the area went to the scene and spoke with a woman who was handing out pens.
'No offences were committed and it is not being treated as a police matter.'
3 comments:
Will Nick Griffin lose is EU Pension now ?
Brexit: Keith Vaz accused of 'insulting Britain' after calling EU referendum result 'catastrophic for our country'
the real reason why
Shortly after being elected in 1989, Vaz led a march of several thousands of Muslims in Leicester
Now we've left the EU, the Jew banker is punishing us, the pound at it's lowest level.
Then again every cloud has a silver lining ie exports will go up since our goods will be cheaper to buy, the yanks & nips will be coming over here on vacation because of the better exchange rate in their favour.
Blue skies all the way, just get rid of that twat Camoron, who hasn't the decency to stand down AFTER LOOSING.
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