Ireland goes to the polls

On the 4th of October 2013 there is a referendum vote here in Ireland.<div><br></div><div>We vote on whether to abolish our second house of government the Senate (Seanad).  The second referendum is whether to create a Court of Appeal.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qXqzvuSqrewoCGNYlgb3RA0zJVXJTSM7N2zLD5QNVGjHVz-DJvkK7UPfhyxdcb5WCCQM3jBv9EJU5JKDw7_KQd6GRDc0ZQKyOL6ENGE8_-0WEnJpFXqkr6sE69DLzM2do3bMsnaKJfdK/s640/blogger-image-896139671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0qXqzvuSqrewoCGNYlgb3RA0zJVXJTSM7N2zLD5QNVGjHVz-DJvkK7UPfhyxdcb5WCCQM3jBv9EJU5JKDw7_KQd6GRDc0ZQKyOL6ENGE8_-0WEnJpFXqkr6sE69DLzM2do3bMsnaKJfdK/s640/blogger-image-896139671.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjlTf44S5uDDoYZlewpQrPFobT5_A0bPoBPaTCVpu3ZPBueOaHHNvngEGkt_JfBYJOB5x4rUEXRYdizn9hiQOYPA5TAufZjF3TcwUJuZ-eeUHHru6n-NUGmHJfQMzZT3EM3_c_YiWy7E5/s640/blogger-image--1554165214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjlTf44S5uDDoYZlewpQrPFobT5_A0bPoBPaTCVpu3ZPBueOaHHNvngEGkt_JfBYJOB5x4rUEXRYdizn9hiQOYPA5TAufZjF3TcwUJuZ-eeUHHru6n-NUGmHJfQMzZT3EM3_c_YiWy7E5/s640/blogger-image--1554165214.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outside what I would have called the polling station but are now called polling places in some areas with signs saying "Polling Place Ionad Votala"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bh3LFEY0Fs-M5OzSGl_noWu6KZSezzM3w_yCs5Ecv30e5c0dJwapKAEyxki61GR-W_HNzK91KPK5Zm25UZQBjpuF4q9beV-Ii2oBEbnxnM2Jk2rSQ8I1OpFo0M0S_QFfeztuScKdFKm-/s640/blogger-image--144269281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bh3LFEY0Fs-M5OzSGl_noWu6KZSezzM3w_yCs5Ecv30e5c0dJwapKAEyxki61GR-W_HNzK91KPK5Zm25UZQBjpuF4q9beV-Ii2oBEbnxnM2Jk2rSQ8I1OpFo0M0S_QFfeztuScKdFKm-/s640/blogger-image--144269281.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our "Polling Station" in the Multi-Denominational School in Ranelagh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8INO_k1LKUBWoC0VSJNQ2eowqRDQ9bqfn6l9WDBggTXar_uA9RxKIttOhj8x89R63r1g5e_51OTiMTDXOTvx0V_Ai2gR03KOLOA3qdW0APqpOqc9lq-pshpXJUvZrISz_0iMBTV-djGf/s640/blogger-image--195699886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8INO_k1LKUBWoC0VSJNQ2eowqRDQ9bqfn6l9WDBggTXar_uA9RxKIttOhj8x89R63r1g5e_51OTiMTDXOTvx0V_Ai2gR03KOLOA3qdW0APqpOqc9lq-pshpXJUvZrISz_0iMBTV-djGf/s640/blogger-image--195699886.jpg"></a></div>Above is the "Polling Place" in Ballsbridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did not receive Voting Cards but received this letter instead. Voting stations are open from 7am until 10pm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQADuumVfhyTds6NB3FNG9smLVYZCC_OB2Pr24CrKi0Ax2hWedrscnqTevb5erwHsqI1G6lPwPjusHp8QIu7ndzCcy-OBqSpS8H4-YoV4DZRdJ1rHQNuOB6XsZKwCGI7NhcJzSohFxasVT/s640/blogger-image--441085725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQADuumVfhyTds6NB3FNG9smLVYZCC_OB2Pr24CrKi0Ax2hWedrscnqTevb5erwHsqI1G6lPwPjusHp8QIu7ndzCcy-OBqSpS8H4-YoV4DZRdJ1rHQNuOB6XsZKwCGI7NhcJzSohFxasVT/s640/blogger-image--441085725.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Picture of my voting slips before I voted </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigncV2Sd-c5sqrU-2FDbGPMCEMBuIEFYFZ8kTE68S70j6V6aUn-FS_Q9ZjMCkaPPeyqFQD3DfFrhSG18GYUxBcB_iy1ZRVF-MvnNpGkg0qvbvorqz-ApxpezxvWf4Bo0wX2lXfoPsY8JKz/s640/blogger-image-1187312234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigncV2Sd-c5sqrU-2FDbGPMCEMBuIEFYFZ8kTE68S70j6V6aUn-FS_Q9ZjMCkaPPeyqFQD3DfFrhSG18GYUxBcB_iy1ZRVF-MvnNpGkg0qvbvorqz-ApxpezxvWf4Bo0wX2lXfoPsY8JKz/s640/blogger-image-1187312234.jpg"></a></div><br></div>All official documents are written bilingual in English and Irish </div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>

Ireland goes to the polls

On the 4th of October 2013 there is a referendum vote here in Ireland.We vote on whether to abolish our second house of government the Senate (Seanad).  The second referendum is whether to create a Court of Appeal.Outside what I would have called the…

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