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In exactly the same way that political parties cease their campaigning for General Elections the night before polling, so this Discussion Board will be locked at 10pm on the evening of Wednesday 4 May.

This policy will remain in place throughout Election Day itself, Thursday 5 May 2005, until the polls close.

During this time, we ask all of our users not to start any conversations on other parts of the h2g2 site that could be perceived to be related to the Elections. Any such postings may be removed.

All other BBC Election Discussion Boards will also be closed throughout election day.

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The h2g2 Editors

Do you know, this is the only day I actually *enjoy* listening to the Today program?

I've just posted my ballot paper so it is all over for me - does that mean I can chat about politics from tomorrow?

Lets hope it gets there safely.

Will you be unlocking it at 10pm on the 5th then?

OK, that's fair enough. But, just to be quite clear on this: I take it that once 10pm on May 5 has passed, we can celebrate or mourn the results as much as we like wherever on h2g2 we like, subject to the usual House Rules? I for one will definitely be up into the small house watching the scores come in, and it'd be nice to be able to react here.

That's the board not Kelli's vote, obviously

Yes, as soon as the polls have closed, all special rules relating to the Elections cease to be in effect.

Our Election Discussion Board will reopen at 10pm on the 5th.

Paully

Does that mean that some poor Italic has to sit around in the Towers waiting for the pools to close, just to unlock the Forum?

That seems a bit mean. I hope someone lets you out to vote at some point, though...

says David, hoping the second sentence didn't count as political comment

Hopefully it should all be done automatically - so don't worry, we should (if we so wish!) be able to pop to our polling station at some point during the day!

Paully

can I just point out that today, I also posted fatkelli's ballot, as did at least 4 other people in this office alone.

Electoral fraud, its not big and its not clever !!

*starts to open and close the door*


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Too late!!

The horse has bolted

So by the time I stagger back from my polling station at 11.30pm things will be back to normal. Good. Almost makes up for missing the count

People really haven't got the hang of how postal ballot fraud works, have they?! You don't do it with multiple votes in one elector's name, you have to do it by one person taking on multiple electors' names. Honestly.

Mol

Obviously there should be a rolls eyes after the word "honestly". Otherwise it looks like you can commit fraud honestly, which would be silly.

Long day.

Mol

Most people start off as honest
It's power that corrupts.

So the most powerfull man in Britain is....