Continued: What will you ask the politicians that knock on your door? Bryan Lynch, Cork: Will your party work to repeal the racist Irish Nationality Law which came into effect on January 1st 2005? Will your party reverse the general trend of supporting sickeningly populist policies on immigration? Will your party provide more funding for third level education? Will your party consider developing a service to provide free health care similar to that of the British NHS? Will your...
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What will you ask the politicians that knock on your door?
I asked a few friends to compile a short list and this what i got so far! (mine is at the end). I will post up others as soon as i get them Seamas De Faoite, Dublin: 1. Will you listen to young people2. Will you get The Americans out of shannon3. Will you look-after local schools4. Will you work with other politicians5. Will you work hard to defeat anti-social behaviour Samuel Bowman, Cork: 1) Would you be supportive...
USI CALLS FOR SATURDAY VOTING TO COMBAT ‘TWO CONSTITUENCY’ PROBLEM
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has warned that only Saturday voting can prevent thousands of young people from being denied the right to vote. Elections held Monday-to-Friday disenfranchise students who reside in two constituencies. Long distance travel is impossible for full-time students during the week, USI said. At least half of all full-time students reside in two constituencies – a college residence and their permanent family home. For one in three students, the distance separating college from...
Don’t vote? Then you can’t complain!
Well this is definatly my philosophy on complaining about teh government! Make sure your registered!!! How do I register to vote in the next General Election? The Register of Electors is being updated from November 1st2006 untilNovember 25th 2006. The register is currently in a draftformat,which means that names are continuously being added anddeleted. Eventhough you may have voted in previous elections orreferenda, youstill need to check that you are registered to vote. You will be able to register...
YFG to Launch Voter Registration Campaign in Cork
Tomorrow (Thursday) Young Fine Gael will launch its Voter Registration Campaign in Cork at 1pm on Patrick’s Quay. All are welcome. See http://yfg.ie/register for more details on the campaign
KENNY TO LAUNCH YFG VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN
Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD will today (Wednesday) launch a Young Fine Gael (YFG) campaign to encourage youth voter registration. The campaign will be launched at 12.00 noon at the Merrion Street entrance to Leinster House. Speaking ahead of the launch, YFG President, Elizabeth Munnelly, said, “It’s not apathy, but bureaucracy, that stops many young people from voting. 46% of 18-19 year olds, 43% of students and 30% of 20-24 year olds did not vote in the 2002...
Montenegro, newest state in Europe!
Montenegrin’s at the weekend voted to end the last remnants of the former Yugoslavia, with the decission to breaks away from the State Union of Serbia and Montengro. State-certified results indicated on May 22 that, with a turnout of 86.3%, 55.4% of voters had elected to become independent. The EU now is compelled to recognise the new state as it meets the requirments set by the EU. Legal procedureBefore the referendum:According to the Montenegrin Constitution, state status cannot be...
Electoral Systems used Today
There are six different types of electoral systems used in today’s democracies. They are split into two broad categories; majoritarian and proportional systems. Majoritarian Systems First Past the Post (Single Member Plurality)Second BallotAlternative Vote/Supplementary Vote Proportional SystemsAlternative Member SystemProportional representation Single transferable VoteParty List First Past the Post (FPTP) – MajoritarianThis system is used in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA and India. The country is split into constituencies of equal sizes. Each constituency has one representative in the assembly...
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