Yeah.
The sanity is refreshing.
One of the candidates just got suspended from his party for breaking his fiance's phone and spitting on her after she wouldn't give him the password. . And for a micke-mouse twitter apology.
There were were some ructions in Tipperary where a candidate died, and the situation was such that the electoral rules required the election to be postponed in the constituency - which then conflicted with the constitutional requirement to have an election 30 days after the Dail was dissolved. It was resolved after about 2 day's duscussion by the wigpeople and some threats of legal action.
Otherwise, despite the Rugby, and the Storm and it being a Saturday. Turnout looks quite good. New Citizens have lept on the chance to vote for the first time. Even if PR-STV is a little bit more complicated.
There were two attempts to replaced it with a FPTP system in the 50's and 60's - championed by the party with the most to gain. The electorate shat on the idea.
The Procession of Democracy rolls on, and I took my chance to give a nice blank box to Peter Casey - who tried to get elected as president on a Trump-type ballot. 45 minutes to go before it's all over, followed by a couple of days of counting, recounting and redistribution.
All on paper. All by hand.
The sanity is refreshing.
One of the candidates just got suspended from his party for breaking his fiance's phone and spitting on her after she wouldn't give him the password. . And for a micke-mouse twitter apology.
There were were some ructions in Tipperary where a candidate died, and the situation was such that the electoral rules required the election to be postponed in the constituency - which then conflicted with the constitutional requirement to have an election 30 days after the Dail was dissolved. It was resolved after about 2 day's duscussion by the wigpeople and some threats of legal action.
Otherwise, despite the Rugby, and the Storm and it being a Saturday. Turnout looks quite good. New Citizens have lept on the chance to vote for the first time. Even if PR-STV is a little bit more complicated.
There were two attempts to replaced it with a FPTP system in the 50's and 60's - championed by the party with the most to gain. The electorate shat on the idea.
The Procession of Democracy rolls on, and I took my chance to give a nice blank box to Peter Casey - who tried to get elected as president on a Trump-type ballot. 45 minutes to go before it's all over, followed by a couple of days of counting, recounting and redistribution.
All on paper. All by hand.
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.