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EU Elections June 2009, will Poles in UK vote? Will others vote? [29]
We’ve had lots of talk about the US presidential election, but next year in Europe, EU members will be voting in the EU elections.
All EU members will get to vote for the constituency they live in, which will not necessarily be their country of origin. For instance, Bartolome living in Glasgow gets to vote for the same MEP as Noimmigration :)
Do Poles in UK intend voting? If not, why not? If yes, what will effect your decision? Will you be less inclined to vote because you’re not living in your home country and, therefore not able to vote for your home area?
I work as a Poll Clerk in the elections, the last time we had a Euro Election, I noticed a few Polish names on my list registered to vote, but only one Polish girl did come in to vote......... she asked the question “who is the party that hates us, cos I’m not voting for them” .........Unfortunately, we are not permitted to give advice or appear to influence voters in anyway, so I was unable to tell her it was UKIP, all I could do, was suggest she go to the library and read all the election leaflets and come back and vote later.
What about Brits in Poland, there are plenty on this forum, will you be voting next year? Did you vote at the last EU election?