The Official After Hours Election Day Thread *Mod Note in OP*

Killer Pigeon

My votes:

Presidential Election:

1. Michael Daniel Higgins
2. David Patrick Bernard Norris

Referenda:

Twenty-Ninth Amendment: NO
Thirtieth Amendment: NO

hiram

Just heard on rte that people are handing back the referanda slips saying they didnt understand them, so cant vote:D

mathproblem

Question... If you put 1,2,3 in the proper boxes and leave the rest empty except put 7 in the boxof the guy you hate... is that a spoiled vote, or perfectly proper?

Or would they be getting the lawyers out/hanging chad situation???

investment

MCG seemed to be the man everyone was voting for in South dublin.

Killer Pigeon

hiram wrote: »

Just heard on rte that people are handing back the referanda slips saying they didnt understand them, so cant vote:D

I guess illiteracy is much higher than I thought here in Ireland.

Mint Sauce

mathproblem wrote: »

Question... If you put 1,2,3 in the proper boxes and leave the rest empty except put 7 in the boxof the guy you hate... is that a spoiled vote, or perfectly proper?

Or would they be getting the lawyers out/hanging chad situation???

I was considering this, but would have guessed your ballot would have been disregarded after the 3rd count as no 4th preference noted on it.

billymitchell

1. gallagher
2. Norris
3. Cant remember
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7. Dana

No and No to both referendums. Feeling of Lisbon 1 about the referendum, wasnt really explained properly to the public

Killer Pigeon

mathproblem wrote: »

Question... If you put 1,2,3 in the proper boxes and leave the rest empty except put 7 in the boxof the guy you hate... is that a spoiled vote, or perfectly proper?

Or would they be getting the lawyers out/hanging chad situation???

Your 1st preference will be counted as a valid vote. Your 2nd and 3rd preferences will be counted as a valid transfer. If you put down a 7th preference only and nothing else in between, everything else after your 3rd preference will be regarded as spoiled. At least that's how I think it works anyway.

Killer Pigeon

billymitchell wrote: »

1. gallagher
2. Norris
3. Cant remember
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7. Dana

You actually made Dana eligible to get tranfers. Ugh!

Horsebox9000

10green bottles wrote: »

There was :eek:
Have to say that i missed that too(i wasn't looking for it because i had already read the Referendum Comission's blurb) and i've been stone cold sober this 3 weeks !!

Ha, and they say weed is bad :rolleyes:

Enjoyable experience, voting when stoned.

staker

Got up off my arse thanks to AH:pac:

MMG
GM
MDH

No
No

billymitchell

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

You actually made Dana eligible to get tranfers. Ugh!

If it comes down to my seventh vote for Dana getting into the aras, I will proclaim insanity and declare myself unfit to vote.

retalivity

that transfer will only work if the rest of the candidates are struck down by some mysterious biblical plague and die. everyone else has to be eliminated for that transfer to ahppen, meaning that she has already won the elction (puke) AND doesnt need the transfer anyway

bleg

No exit polls

maebee

whiskeyman wrote: »

Up until Monday I was going to vote for Gallagher, but only just.
Back I go to Micky D now.
Best of a woeful bunch.

My sentiments exactly whiskeyman. I just gave my No. 1 to Higgins. For the first time ever, I didn't follow with 2,3,4 etc. In all honesty, I don't feel the other six deserved a vote at all. If Norris hadn't made his slip-up, he'd have walked in.

Anybody any idea of (roughly) when we'll know the result?

My name is URL

maebee wrote: »

Anybody any idea of (roughly) when we'll know the result?

Either late tomorrow night or early Saturday.. depending on how many counts are required.

maebee

Ta URL

I thought it strange that I was asked "Do you want the other two ballot papers as well?" Should they not just have given voters the 3 papers (4 in Dublin West)? Surely they are all of equal importance?

KeithAFC

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

10green bottles

maebee wrote: »

Anybody any idea of (roughly) when we'll know the result?

Trend's i would say from about 3pm,maybe earlier and official as per- My name is url's post.

10green bottles

KeithAFC wrote: »

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

And the one in the GB gig/jig too :cool:

Killer Pigeon

KeithAFC wrote: »

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

Given the fact that you have a Union Jack in your sig, I suspect you would know the NI procedure more than any of us here.

charlemont

KeithAFC wrote: »

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

He will merge the office of President and Deputy First Minister and proclaim himself Emperor of United Hibernia.

sonic85

1. mcguinness
2. higgins

yes and yes

Sunnyisland

KeithAFC wrote: »

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

Going by your new flag you have there keith AFC, feeling a bit threaten are we Bit of reassurance for one self,:) Are the sheiners getting to you now with there ballot box strategy

Killer Pigeon

Guys. If you haven't voted get. There's still 10 minutes to run down to your local polling station and vote NO to the 30th Referendum.

mathproblem

KeithAFC wrote: »

If Martin Mcguinness wins, does that mean he has to leave his job in N.I?

Yes but he won't win, and doesn't even want to.

Killer Pigeon

If McGuinness becomes president, does anyone find it funny that he will be the commander-in-chief of the Irish Army, an army he rejected when he was in the IRA.

Killer Pigeon

charlemont wrote: »

He will merge the office of President and Deputy First Minister and proclaim himself Emperor of United Hibernia.

Rule Hibernia!
Hibernia rules its isle,
Hiberians will never never never
be Britannia's slaves.

celticcrash

1. Martin McGuinness
2. Micheal D

No and No.

Joe_Box

celticcrash wrote: »

1. Martin McGuinness
2. Micheal D

No and No.

yes yes (to you no I mean)