Afaik, and postal voting aside, in the British system you have to vote on the day. This seems rather inflexible and a larger window of opportunity, as per Oregon, a more sensible alternative. Donal 'Democrats For Vote Early and Vote Often' London --- Robert Paul <Robert.Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wrote earlier that I didn't know if Oregon ballots were counted as they > came > in. They aren't. They're counted on Election Day. > > Voting has already begun. One per-cent of those eligible in Multnomah > County > (Oregon's largest) have now voted. Ballots may be dropped off at various > places > in their sealed envelopes as well as sent through the mail. > > Robert Paul > Reed College > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html