[Magdalen] Whither Scotland?

[Marion Thompson]

The young voters are voting on their own future and are engaged. Isn't 
that a wonderful thing for a change?

Marion, a pilgrim
On 9/18/2014 7:41 PM, Roger Stokes wrote:
> On 18/09/2014 20:57, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>> I see the polls close in Scotland at 10 PM which is, I think this  time
>> of the year, 4 PM EDT North America.
>
> Apart from a few weeks of the year when the USA is on daylight saving 
> but Europe is not Eastern Time is five hours behind British time.
>
>> An incredible 97% of eligible voters have registered to vote, and
>> this now includes 16 and 17 year olds.
>
> That age group is a concern for some of us.  They could be more likely 
> to vote on emotion without thinking about implications..
>
>> There has been some news coverage of Scots voting, and in every
>> case there were paper ballots being dropped into a box.
>>   While this style is still common in some parts of the USA, I've
>> always voted via "voting machine".
>>   It's going to be a long night for the Scots, particularly if all  
>> votes
>> are tabulated by hand.
>
> That gives greater assurance over the result and the count will be 
> quite quick.  This is a simple Yes/No on a single issue.  The only 
> questions will be whether or not the voter has made their intention 
> clear and whether or not there is some writing or other mark that 
> could indicate who case a particular ballot, which would invalidate 
> that ballot.
>
> The first official turnout figure (from Orkney who mostly voted by 
> post) was a phenomenal 84%.  Other figures have suggested as high as 
> 90% in some areas.  Scotland really has spoken.
>
> Roger
>