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| Voting under way in Euro election | |
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| Voting is under way in the European elections and will continue until 2200 BST on Thursday. | |
| Seven candidates are competing for Northern Ireland's three MEP seats. | Seven candidates are competing for Northern Ireland's three MEP seats. |
| They are the TUV's Jim Allister, the Green's Stephen Agnew, Sinn Fein's Bairbre de Brun, the DUP's Diane Dodds, and the SDLP's Alban Maginness. | They are the TUV's Jim Allister, the Green's Stephen Agnew, Sinn Fein's Bairbre de Brun, the DUP's Diane Dodds, and the SDLP's Alban Maginness. |
| Also standing are the Conservative and Ulster Unionists' Jim Nicholson and Alliance's Ian Parsley. Results will not be announced until Monday. | Also standing are the Conservative and Ulster Unionists' Jim Nicholson and Alliance's Ian Parsley. Results will not be announced until Monday. |
| "Voters here are well used to proportional representation - nevertheless more than 5,500 people spoiled their votes in the last European election by putting Xs on their ballot paper," said BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport. | "Voters here are well used to proportional representation - nevertheless more than 5,500 people spoiled their votes in the last European election by putting Xs on their ballot paper," said BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport. |
| "So it's worth remembering that today you should mark the paper with a 1, 2, 3 and so on for as many candidates as you choose. | "So it's worth remembering that today you should mark the paper with a 1, 2, 3 and so on for as many candidates as you choose. |
| "Turnout tends to be lower in European elections than Westminster and Assembly polls - one innovation this time is that polling stations will display the number of voters who have turned out at noon, five and nine o'clock." | "Turnout tends to be lower in European elections than Westminster and Assembly polls - one innovation this time is that polling stations will display the number of voters who have turned out at noon, five and nine o'clock." |
| Registered voters must present one of the following to poll staff before they can be issued with a ballot paper - a polling card is not required: | Registered voters must present one of the following to poll staff before they can be issued with a ballot paper - a polling card is not required: |
| • A UK, Irish or EU passport | • A UK, Irish or EU passport |
| • A photographic Northern Ireland or Great Britain driving licence | • A photographic Northern Ireland or Great Britain driving licence |
| • A Translink Senior SmartPass | • A Translink Senior SmartPass |
| • An electoral identity card | • An electoral identity card |
| • A Trankslink 60+ SmartPass | • A Trankslink 60+ SmartPass |
| • A Translink War Disabled Smartpass | • A Translink War Disabled Smartpass |
| • A Trankslink Blind Person's Smartpass | • A Trankslink Blind Person's Smartpass |
| Voting in other European Union member states takes place on different days - polling in the Irish Republic, for example, is on Friday. | Voting in other European Union member states takes place on different days - polling in the Irish Republic, for example, is on Friday. |