Cool, I can let of a bit off steam here without opening another thread.
I went to vote and two elderly ladies were manning the desk. They couldn't find me for ages on their form, I pointed out my name. Then they discovered my number didn't match the one on their form..no problem though.
Was handed two voting slips and directed to a booth and then called back because one Lady had failed to notice I had a "D" next to my name.
She then consulted her book or whatever it was and decided all was well just as I commented that I am restricted in some of my voting (for being foreign). She told me to carry on to the booth and I asked, just to be sure... "so this is ok, I can vote on these two?"..and the cheeky mare said "well ofcourse you can, that's why they sent you a polling card"
Okay, so had I been American without Irish citizenship would she still have given me the European voting form because they sent me a polling card?
Little ladies behind big desks on a power trip!
Cool, I can let of a bit off steam here without opening another thread.
I went to vote and two elderly ladies were manning the desk. They couldn't find me for ages on their form, I pointed out my name. Then they discovered my number didn't match the one on their form..no problem though.
Was handed two voting slips and directed to a booth and then called back because one Lady had failed to notice I had a "D" next to my name.
She then consulted her book or whatever it was and decided all was well just as I commented that I am restricted in some of my voting (for being foreign). She told me to carry on to the booth and I asked, just to be sure... "so this is ok, I can vote on these two?"..and the cheeky mare said "well ofcourse you can, that's why they sent you a polling card"
Okay, so had I been American without Irish citizenship would she still have given me the European voting form because they sent me a polling card?
Little ladies behind big desks on a power trip!
I think of voting as a civic duty and of the people who help with the voting going the extra mile and I for sure am happy that they get paid 485€ for 13 hours of an important job.
Now in my polling place the only offical in the whole place under the age of 50 was the guard standing at the entrance who cheerfully greeted people showing up.
Why with so many people out of work were these jobs not given to unemployed people. .
Anyone, unemployed or otherwise can apply for the position of polling clerk. Just write with your CV to the Returning Officer in your County stating your interest in the position.
It is a different story with the people counting the votes - that is a closed shop.
Anyone, unemployed or otherwise can apply for the position of polling clerk. Just write with your CV to the Returning Officer in your County stating your interest in the position.
Then they should advertise in the local papers or put adverts on tv in advance of elections looking for clerks, same as they do for census enumerators. If people realise this and the money they get for the day I think you would have a lot of interest in it.
Then they should advertise in the local papers or put adverts on tv in advance of elections looking for clerks, same as they do for census enumerators. If people realise this and the money they get for the day I think you would have a lot of interest in it.
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