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Originally posted by Dice75 View Post"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
was probably Kayroo correcting an error in the original LatinYou are technically correct...the best kind of correct
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...Last edited by Hitchhiker's Guide To...; 14-10-20, 10:17."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostThat does remind me that I must get around to changing my address on the register. Did manage to vote at the old polling station last time though, might just keep that up.
In the end the fact the former was running a SD candidate won out.Last edited by Guest; 14-10-20, 10:27.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Prepare to go search for stamps! It seems to be still only by printing out a form and posting it off that you can change the register. I think the reason for having to post a physical form is so that we can keep people gainfully employed typing that form into a web form, which of course you couldn't have done by yourself.
Clearly your brilliant exposition on the benefits of the US system was prescient."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostI see, by the way, Raoul that the brexit agreement is firmly in train with only fishing left. When you get down to fishing its done. Fishing is like the permanent 'any other business' of trade deals. Messy, a bit unpredictable, but ultimately nobody gives a fuck. Now whether they will have the good manners to strike the deal before the end of the month is another thing, but hard brexit ain't happening.
Also; don't underestimate the trickiness of fishing."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
I actually just googled it and still can't quite figure out how you get it done.
Clearly your brilliant exposition on the benefits of the US system was prescient.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Prepare to go search for stamps! It seems to be still only by printing out a form and posting it off that you can change the register. I think the reason for having to post a physical form is so that we can keep people gainfully employed typing that form into a web form, which of course you couldn't have done by yourself.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostBoris is *personally* negotiating today, which surely is only allowed now the deal has got to the stage where he can't fuck it up."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
Prepare to go search for stamps! It seems to be still only by printing out a form and posting it off that you can change the register. I think the reason for having to post a physical form is so that we can keep people gainfully employed typing that form into a web form, which of course you couldn't have done by yourself.
I don't think I am...
It's the reason I still vote in my homeplace... 20(?) years later. Granted it's only a 30 minute drive.
https://www.checktheregister.ie/appf...f%20Address%20[English].pdf
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Originally posted by brianmc View Post
I read that twitter thread baffled by the fact that nobody was mentioning the need to get your change of address witnessed by a Garda... Then I googled for 15 minutes trying to check whether I was making a mistake...
I don't think I am...
It's the reason I still vote in my homeplace... 20(?) years later. Granted it's only a 30 minute drive.
https://www.checktheregister.ie/appf...f%20Address%20[English].pdf
The page you requested could not be found. Please use our sitemap to try and find the section you were looking for.
Why google when you can just read the form which is fairly basic.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View Post
Baffled by the lack of mention, I googled for alternatives.
Form would be linked in my post if links work correctly.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View Post
Missing the point of Garda stamp to prove identity, but hey, let not spoil your your daft theory that USA voting process is better than Ireland.
Our local station is 15 minutes drive away. The Gardai there don't know me. The opening hours are "if there's a car outside, try knocking, if there isn't, don't bother". For other things (kids passport) we drove to another town where the Garda station had real opening hours and a reception window. They did what we needed but queried the fact that we weren't at our "local" station. Proof of identity was my drivers' license. Hitch is right... it could be better linked up. The Gardai are just wasting their time (and mine) doing it on paper.
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Originally posted by Lazare View Post
Oh that looks good. Where is that available?"you raise, i kill you" El Tren :{)
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I feel what happened in episode 85 of Hitch's Twitter discussions was he was making a reasonably valid point that the registration process for voting here seems unnecessarily archaic.
States in the US and elsewhere make it far easier to register to vote than in Ireland. The archaic Irish system looks increasingly antiquated as the younger generation rarely fill out written information and unless we streamline the process, younger people simply won't bother.
Hitch went with "It's easier to vote in the US than it is in Ireland" when really it should have been "It's easier to register to vote in the US than it is in Ireland".
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We might get a sweat out of our bet yet Hitch
David Frost, who has been in talks with the EU team led by Michel Barnier this week, will inform the prime minister that a further two weeks of daily talks could result in the remaining gaps being bridged.
Should Johnson accept Frost’s advice, as is almost certain, sources suggested it would require a step up in intensity by the EU in order for a deal to most likely emerge in early November, although some signs of compromise are emerging."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostI feel what happened in episode 85 of Hitch's Twitter discussions was he was making a reasonably valid point that the registration process for voting here seems unnecessarily archaic.
States in the US and elsewhere make it far easier to register to vote than in Ireland. The archaic Irish system looks increasingly antiquated as the younger generation rarely fill out written information and unless we streamline the process, younger people simply won't bother.
Hitch went with "It's easier to vote in the US than it is in Ireland" when really it should have been "It's easier to register to vote in the US than it is in Ireland".
It is really not that hard to change address or vote or register. Just because it is not all not online it is perceived to be hard... I think there is an laziness factor in play here.No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity, but I know none, therefore am no beast.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View Post
It is really not that hard to change address or vote or register. Just because it is not all not online it is perceived to be hard... I think there is an laziness factor in play here.Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Kayroo, would you translate that judgement against G O'D the other day into plain English for a simpleton? https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/8.../pdf#view=fitHGone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View Post
I don't necessarily agree with that. Hitch was trying to argue that everything should be done online, but the issue with that is there then would be no physical verification of ID which would leave the system open to fraud. There has to be checks in place and proof of Irish citizenship etc.
It is really not that hard to change address or vote or register. Just because it is not all not online it is perceived to be hard... I think there is an laziness factor in play here.
I believe the risk management element is a far easier thing to address than persuading younger and younger people to follow the older method, whether laziness is the deterrent or not, it won't be easy to persuade people.
I understand the fear around systematic fraud but it's not as though we are pioneering new processes. Plenty of other countries have adopted far easier processes and to my knowledge I don't think systematic fraud has raised major concerns due to those methods.
Cambridge Analytica and similar seem a far bigger issue to voting integrity.
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Originally posted by pokerhand View Post
I don't necessarily agree with that. Hitch was trying to argue that everything should be done online, but the issue with that is there then would be no physical verification of ID which would leave the system open to fraud. There has to be checks in place and proof of Irish citizenship etc.
It is really not that hard to change address or vote or register. Just because it is not all not online it is perceived to be hard... I think there is an laziness factor in play here.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostUgh, just recorded an hour of myself doing a training video. What a pain in the hole.
Should have paid an actor.
Training videos have to be the most painful way to spend time in an office environment.This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostUgh, just recorded an hour of myself doing a training video. What a pain in the hole.
Should have paid an actor.Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostUgh, just recorded an hour of myself doing a training video. What a pain in the hole.
Should have paid an actor.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostUgh, just recorded an hour of myself doing a training video. What a pain in the hole.
Should have paid an actor.
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Originally posted by Dice75 View Post
3.0 at teatime.....predicting 2.85 when i wake up in morning
Trump has to win all of these and a Rust Belt flip."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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