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| Election day: Barnet voters turned away at polling stations | Election day: Barnet voters turned away at polling stations |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Voters have been turned away from every polling station in Barnet because of registration problems. | |
| Barnet Council has apologised after some people were unable to vote because their names were missing from polling lists. | |
| The council says new registers have now been delivered and those denied a vote should come back. | The council says new registers have now been delivered and those denied a vote should come back. |
| London is voting for a mayor and the London Assembly. | London is voting for a mayor and the London Assembly. |
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| A spokeswoman for Barnet Council was unable to say how many voters had been affected. | A spokeswoman for Barnet Council was unable to say how many voters had been affected. |
| She said the council was reviewing why the wrong registers were issued. | She said the council was reviewing why the wrong registers were issued. |
| "All the updated electoral registers are now in place and people can vote as normal," she said. | |
| "If [voters] don't have their polling cards, that's fine." | |
| In a sign of how extensive the problems have been, staff at one station said that of the first 30 voters to show up, only three were on the register. The rest were told to come back later. | |
| The staff were told a "printing error" was to blame. | |
| Voter David Fraser was among those unable to vote, and said he would struggle to get back to the polling station later in the day. | Voter David Fraser was among those unable to vote, and said he would struggle to get back to the polling station later in the day. |
| "I'm now not going to be able to vote. I don't have time to go back," he said. | "I'm now not going to be able to vote. I don't have time to go back," he said. |
| Another voter, in Golders Green, told the BBC he was turned away from a station in Oakfields Road, Temple Fortune. | Another voter, in Golders Green, told the BBC he was turned away from a station in Oakfields Road, Temple Fortune. |
| 'Democratic right' | 'Democratic right' |
| He said: "I got up early so that I could get to the polling station at 8am before work. | He said: "I got up early so that I could get to the polling station at 8am before work. |
| "But when I got there, they said my name is not on the list and that there was a problem. | "But when I got there, they said my name is not on the list and that there was a problem. |
| "I am so disappointed. I like voting as it is the right thing to do and it is a democratic right." | "I am so disappointed. I like voting as it is the right thing to do and it is a democratic right." |
| Others took to Twitter to complain. | Others took to Twitter to complain. |
| "Frustration turning to real anger," Neil Maiden said. "After 35 minutes, only 5 people have been able to vote. What are the wider implications." | "Frustration turning to real anger," Neil Maiden said. "After 35 minutes, only 5 people have been able to vote. What are the wider implications." |