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Data breach rumours abound as UK Labour Party locks down access to member databases

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Re: Nothing new

>Now when you got to your polling station you give your name and the person behind your desk reads a number out and someone else writes that down. So what's all that about.

The UK has never had a secret ballot. Back in the 60s,70s it as standard practice to keep ballot slips for those voting eg communist. It was also cross referenced for jury duty.

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