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The '''Voting Booth''' was used by the citizens of the ''[[Starship UK]]'' to give their own views on the ship's history and situation. People over the age of sixteen were allowed to vote once every five years.
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The '''Voting Booth''' was a booth used by the citizens of the Starship UK to give their own views on the ship's history and situation. People over the age of sixteen were allowed to vote once every five years. Outside the booth, there was a sign above the door stating whether the booth was in use or empty. The booth used some sort of technology to determine who a person was, and had records on date of birth and marriage status, where possible. The computer would not allow non-human voting.
== Function ==
The booth identified the individual who entered it, then displayed records relating to that person, including birth and marital status when available. The booth showed a video to the voter, describing how ''Starship UK'' used [[Star whale (The Beast Below)|a star whale]] as its propulsion system. After viewing the video voters were given a choice to forget what they had seen and go on living or to protest against the running of the ship. If they chose to forget, about twenty minutes of their memory was removed. This included all knowledge of the video. The voters could leave a video for them to view after the memory wipe. Those who protested were fed to the star whale. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'')


After viewing a video on the history of the ship, voters were given the choice to forget what they saw and go on living, or protest to the running of the ship. Those who chose to forget were allowed to record a short video to themselves. They then had around fifteen minutes of their memory removed, including all their knowledge of the video. If a person chose to protest, they were fed to [[Starwhale|the beast]].
== Limitations ==
The booths would not allow non-[[human]]s (such as the [[Eleventh Doctor]]) to view the video. However, they could still choose the "protest" button. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 01:37, 2 March 2021

The Voting Booth was used by the citizens of the Starship UK to give their own views on the ship's history and situation. People over the age of sixteen were allowed to vote once every five years.

Function[[edit] | [edit source]]

The booth identified the individual who entered it, then displayed records relating to that person, including birth and marital status when available. The booth showed a video to the voter, describing how Starship UK used a star whale as its propulsion system. After viewing the video voters were given a choice to forget what they had seen and go on living or to protest against the running of the ship. If they chose to forget, about twenty minutes of their memory was removed. This included all knowledge of the video. The voters could leave a video for them to view after the memory wipe. Those who protested were fed to the star whale. (TV: The Beast Below)

Limitations[[edit] | [edit source]]

The booths would not allow non-humans (such as the Eleventh Doctor) to view the video. However, they could still choose the "protest" button. (TV: The Beast Below)

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