Your voice in Europe, your vote on May 25th

[Guanche]

Sadly for me I made the decision not to vote. I know for all my pontificating about politics its a tad hypocritical of me, but when you don't agree with any of the parties of candidates. Its a bit like turkeys voting for Christmas.

It will be a very interesting vote. I forsee a massive turnout for Eastern European countries and complete apathy from the rest. I also think the best one could wish for is that the Brussels bubble is punctured by a broadside from the electorate in the West which forces major change in the Power of the EU and the way its run.

[Janet]

It's about a month to go now.  How do we know where to vote?  Do we need to take id along?  Will they send a polling card? 

Anyone on both the census and the padron in their local Ayto will be able to vote. Yes, they should send voting cards. If anyone is not on both lists, however, I fear that the deadline for registering to vote has passed ... I posted the following back in January, with the Adeje deadline the 30th, I daresay other Aytos will have a similar one.

Alternatively ... if you can get your form to the UK by 6 May ...

[Janet]

As part of the European election, there is an open meeting this evening at 7pm in the Atlantic Holiday Centre in Callao Salvaje. The speaker is one of Spain's former socialist ministers, Trinidad Jiménez, who served as Health Minister, and then Foreign Secretary, in the Zapatero government. The meeting will be in Spanish, of course, but this is a great opportunity to hear a real political heavyweight speak in the context of European elections that affect us all. JA

[Guanche]

Funny thing. The wife received her 'Tarjeta Censal' for the EU elections last week in the post. I never gave it much thought until today when it dawned on me 'Where the **** is mine'? We are both registered as the wife does all things for the both of us at the same time and I get the 'Tajeta' for local elections the same time as she does. So it seems I don't even get the choice of not voting, typical EU!

[Perikles]

Funny thing. The wife received her 'Tarjeta Censal' for the EU elections last week in the post.

The whole thing is a bloody farce. Last time, I could vote and Janet could not. The reason? Because my card arrived and her's didn't because it was in a neighbour's letterbox, as we found out months later.

This time, neither of us has a card.

[Guanche]

Well thats three of us. How many before we can lodge a complaint to the electorial observers..... I take it they must have them, from the UN maybe?

[Nova]

I have my card!  Now I just need to figure out what to do with it...

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

We both have ours.  If you have an opinion, let me know so we can factor it into our votes.  Democracy in action!

[Guanche]

We both have ours.  If you have an opinion, let me know so we can factor it into our votes.  Democracy in action!

Don't think it matters who you vote for Myrtle. From what I see all the Spanish EU types sing from the same hymn book, and the tune seems to be 'Total power to the EU'

[El Profesor]

I'm voting PSOE because there's a really cute blonde one.