Comments on: For Those About To Vote

By: U-Map

U-Map — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:15:13 +0000

Not only 2. There are 3.

By: Girigoris the One

Girigoris the One — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:42:31 +0000

U can vote for up to 2 people (from different parties). If any single candidate fails to get more than 50%, then preferential votes (2nd choice) will be used.
Correct me if I’m wrong

By: A.Wij

A.Wij — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:20:55 +0000

@Suresh, @Indi : yes, there is a preference. You can also vote for your second choice.

if neither of the main candidates get 50%+, then there will be a second count, in which the 2nd preferences on all the ballots will be counted.

By: indi

indi — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:31:20 +0000

For the Presidential, I don’t think so. There’s only one candidate per party. Not sure, but that seems to make sense

By: Whimsical

Whimsical — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:22:43 +0000

MUST READ!!

‘Fonseka becoming Lankan President will be disastrous for India’

Razik Zarook, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s Counsel and a close confidante of the Sri Lankan leader, has warned that if former Army General Sarath Fonseka who successfully prosecuted the war against the LTTE and is now challenging Rajapakse for the presidency in the election to be held January 26, is elected, it would be disastrous not just for Sri Lanka, but the region as a whole, particularly India.

In an exclusive interview with rediff.com’s Aziz Haniffa, Zarook, former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the erstwhile Yugoslavia and Hungary and the island nation’s ex High Commissioner to Singapore, who was on a private visit to Washington, DC, also disclosed India’s role in providing strategic intelligence to the Sri Lankan military that was invaluable to defeating the LTTE.

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By: Suresh

Suresh — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:17:43 +0000

I think people need also to be educated about the importance of casting their vote and also how the preferential votes work. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t there a preferential vote that can be cast too? Other than you main vote that is.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:04:36 +0000

The Third one is a kangaroo! :D Hialrious!

By: Chaar~Max

Chaar~Max — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:22:10 +0000

Your forgetting the others.. not only Swan and Beetle leaf.. :p