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'''''How will you be voting on Election Day?''''' was a feature released exclusively on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Vote Saxon (fictional website)|Vote Saxon]]'' website in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618113443/http://www.votesaxon.co.uk:80/ ''Vote Saxon'' via the Wayback Machine]</ref> to coincide with [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|series three]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', specifically the story ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''. It acted as an online tally of votes for "[[Harold Saxon|Harry Saxon]]".
'''''How will you be voting on Election Day?''''' was the first feature exclusively published on the ''[[Vote Saxon (tie-in website)|Vote Saxon]]'' website in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070618113443/http://www.votesaxon.co.uk:80/ ''Vote Saxon'' via the Wayback Machine]</ref> by the [[BBC]] to coincide with [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|series three]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. This feature was another part of a range of fiction published on [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|tie-in websites]] and social media platforms as part of the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)/Promotion|viral marketing]] of the series, by acting as an online tally of votes for "[[Harold Saxon|Harry Saxon]]".
 
Because this Wiki does not treat non-narrative fiction as [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source]], ''How will you be voting on Election Day?'' is an invalid source and cannot be used on valid Wiki pages except in behind the scenes sections.


== Summary ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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An article published by ''[[The Times]]'' on [[23 June (releases)|23 June]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] mentions that the ''Vote Saxon'' website had over 50,000 votes in total, with 55% anti-Saxon and 45% pro-Saxon.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110517080328/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article1975159.ece ''Online world sneaks villain into No 10 for new Dr Who'' on entertainment.timesonline.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref>


== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 25 April 2024

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How will you be voting on Election Day? was the first feature exclusively published on the Vote Saxon website in June 2007[1] by the BBC to coincide with series three of Doctor Who. This feature was another part of a range of fiction published on tie-in websites and social media platforms as part of the viral marketing of the series, by acting as an online tally of votes for "Harry Saxon".

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

You are asked on the Vote Saxon website about if you will be voting for Harry Saxon on Election Day. There are 25404 votes for yes and 31212 for no, with 56616 votes in total. It is noted that this may not reflect public opinion.

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An article published by The Times on 23 June 2007 mentions that the Vote Saxon website had over 50,000 votes in total, with 55% anti-Saxon and 45% pro-Saxon.[2]

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