Slow count of SA votes
There is immense frustration in the
community at the slowness of the count of ballot papers for the recent State
Election. It seems that we won’t know who will govern this State for another
week. A creative thought by a colleague was that perhaps next time we could
outsource the count and tally to India and get a result overnight. We could
also probably direct the type of result required; that would overcome the political
and media beat-ups as to why one party gets a majority of the vote and yet
doesn’t get enough seats to govern.
Today I read an excellent article on an
assessment of the count situation by South Australian Electoral Commissioner
Kay Mousley. I can now understand her predicament. Here’s a link to that story on How to speed up the count.
As to the tongue in cheek comment about
outsourcing the count to India …
No way! Our system may be slow and inefficient, but it is honest and works and will eventually churn out a result in a prescribed manner.
No way! Our system may be slow and inefficient, but it is honest and works and will eventually churn out a result in a prescribed manner.
I wish Ms Mousley all the best in
getting her proposed legislative changes through Parliament.
Step 1: Create a Parliament
Step 2: …
Step 1: Create a Parliament
Step 2: …
It's an Aussie tradition to sometimes have a delay in getting a result.
ReplyDeleteI can wait until this weekend.
Isn't it nice having this quiet period with all politicians keeping their mouths shut.
ReplyDeleteI am annoyed at how long the count is taking.
ReplyDeleteBy now we should know who will be forming a government.
In a way it is rather exciting.
ReplyDeleteLike rolling a dice to see what number gets up,
I agree. The silence is bliss.
ReplyDeleteThe votes should have been counted by now.
ReplyDeleteI can't see why it has taken to week with only an indication of what the result will be.
I'm loving it, the peace and no political squabbling. All of the Pollies are holding their tongues just in case it might upset the apple cart and the negotiations with the Independents.
ReplyDeleteIf we don't have a result within days then the system is broken.
ReplyDeleteAnother week of peace and quiet would be nice.
ReplyDeleteThe Government in caretaker mode is running the State nicely.
It looks like it will be an interesting outcome.
ReplyDeleteA minority government will be good for the State.