The United Kingdom goes to the polls on Thursday, December 12, 2019, six weeks after the devastating Brexit negotiations in Westminster led MPs to back British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s call for a vote in a general election on Oct 29.
The UK Parliament was officially dissolved on Nov 6, whiles the UK political parties have been preparing for the upcoming election, with candidates promoting their campaigns, pledges and promises across the country.
The UK general election is set to take place on Dec 12. Many Brits are not accustomed to the final month of the year with political votes as the last time voting was organized in December was in 1923.
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Voting centres will operate on Thursday, December 12, 2019, from 7 am until 10 pm.
Before one can cast his or her vote, you need to be registered and this is done via the GOV.UK website.
The deadline to register was midnight on Tuesday, Nov 26 and if anyone had missed the deadline, he or she will not be able to vote in this year’s general election
The deadline to apply for a postal vote was 5 pm on Nov 26. If you are registered to vote by post, your Electoral Office must receive it by 10 pm on Dec 12.
The deadline to apply for a proxy vote, where someone to votes on your behalf, was 5 pm on Dec 4. You can still apply for an emergency proxy vote.
To cast your vote in person, simply head to the local voting centre listed on your polling card.
This year the polls have been extremely volatile, with three different parties having taken the lead at some point.
However, the Prime Minister wants a general election because he feels a new Parliament is needed in order to break the political impasse over Brexit and hopes going to the polls will secure him a working majority.
With the Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson presenting himself as the politician who can “get Brexit done”, he hopes to be more popular with leave voters who see Labour and the Liberal Democrats as offering another delay to Brexit.
This report was culled from the Telegraph
Source: ghgossip.com
