Fear Not Frightened Voters!

For those of you worried about the veracity of the vote on Friday and its potential hijacking in the name of the New World Order (or you mighn’t trust out returning officers!) Fear not!

Cóir says its volunteers will carefully monitor polling on Friday – exit poll also to be arranged.

Cóir has said that its volunteers are making preparations to carefully monitor the second vote on the Lisbon Treaty referendum which will take place on Friday.

It has written to the Referendum Commission and the Department of the Environment outlining the actions that will be undertaken by Cóir members and supporters on Friday to ensure that every vote cast in the referendum is correctly accounted for, and that the second vote on the treaty is absolutely free, fair and transparent.

On Friday, October 2nd, Cóir volunteers will visit every polling station in the country at the end of the day’s polling. They will count the number of polling boxes and confirm the number of votes cast in each polling station with the Presiding Officer. Those totals will be checked against the total of votes counted the next day in each count centre. Cóir will also ensure that the seal on each polling box will only be broken before witnesses at the outset of the count the next day.

Cóir spokesman Manus Mac Meanmain said that the measure was a “simple, yet 100% effective means of ensuring the referendum process was free of any error or interference”. He added that the undemocratic nature of forcing the Irish people to vote again on the Lisbon Treaty has prompted many concerned calls to the Cóir office regarding the security of the vote.

“We’ve also seen a shocking disregard for the spirit, not only of SIPO legislation, but of the McKenna and Coughlan judgments during this referendum,” said Mr Mac Meanmain. “Millions are being spent by Yes campaigners and no-one is asking where it came from. The requirement for equal airtime for Yes and No campaigners has been set aside, and the EU Commission is funding Yes propaganda. It doesn’t inspire confidence.”

Mr Mac Meanmain said that Cóir’s canvass on the ground was showing that the treaty could be rejected. “We’re taking these actions on Friday to ensure that the result reflects how people actually vote,” he said.