Introduction to politics in the uk
voting
Who is elegible to vote?
In the Uk to be elegible to vote you have to be over the age of 18. However with new policys being introduced this could see the voting age be extended allowing sixteen and seventeen year olds the opportuniy to vote. This change is proposed to start in 2029 , however it could be introduced even earlier
The voting system
In the UK, members of the public vote either in person at a polling station or send their vote by by post. On election day, polling stations are open from 7am to 10pm. Each person receives a ballot paper, goes to a private booth and the voter marks their choice of candidate. Then the ballot is placed in a sealed box. After polls close, the votes are taken to a counting centreand counted, with the candidate with the most votes is declared the winner.