Rick here:
Today was voting day both here in Scotland as well as at home. Unfortunately, I am not at home to voice my opinion about the tentative deal between the BCTF and the government.
Here in Scotland, I was able to register and vote in the independence referendum. I was very excited to be able to have the opportunity to place my mark on the ballot paper. Let's hope when we wake up tomorrow, the residents of this country made a wise decision.
However, the actual voting process was such a non-climactic event. We were concerned that my Irish passport is with the home office in Liverpool and I would need it as identification in order to vote. But when we walked into our local polling station, I was directed to the correct table, the polling officer took a look at my voting card, checked my name in the book, gave me the ballot, told me to go to the booth and then mark my ballot. I was shocked that I didn't have to show any other ID, or didn't have to sign a declaration. The entire process took only about 2 minutes!
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