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About LinkBacksAre they stored somewhere?
Are they available for analysis by colleges etc?
Are they stored somewhere?
Are they available for analysis by colleges etc?
"Modern cynics and skeptics ... see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing."
Martin cullen just rang to tell me that there stored on the D Drive!!he he he....
They're stored for a defined amount of time (I can't remember whether it's six months, or just until the day after the new Dáil starts sitting). Basically, they're retained until it's certain that they won't be needed for a legal challenge, then destroyed. The Returning Officer's returns are kept indefinitely though.
I haven't a clue about the paper trail.
But the e-voting ballot records from the pilot constituencies were posted on the net I believe. The voters were numbered randomly, but you could see exactly how each individual voter voted right down their list of preferences.
The stuff political scientists salivate about.
We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the internet, we know this is not true.
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