PL urges Electoral Commission to take ballot box to Cyprus

A. Grech

Feb 21st 2009, 14:53

How refreshing to see people like Simon Cutajar and others like him (clearly PL members) take a sudden interest in democracy. Where was PL's commitment to democracy in the 70s and 80s when their thugs brutally beat and gassed people attending legal meetings at tal-Barrani and at other locations? Simon, are you too young to remember those obscene events committed in the 70s and 80s, are are you suddenly suffering from a convenient case of amnesia?

If Simon Cutajar, Jason Micallef, and the rest of the suddenly-enlightened crusaders for democracy are so keen to ensure voting rights for all, they should dig into their pockets to arrange for ballot boxes to be delivered to ALL Maltese citizens abroad who are eligible to vote.

For crying out loud, do the right and proper thing. Do your duty to your constituents and to our country by participating in the effort to amend the Electoral Law to allow for advanced polls and be done with it.

shaun Camilleri

Feb 20th 2009, 20:34

Listen Mr. Jason Micallef have you not heard of voting by proxy which is to say that the person assigns a family member to vote for them? Also if they wanted to vote they could do it at the Maltese embassy in Cyprus. I thought 'New Labour' Was supposed to save tax payers' money and not find ways of creating more unnecessary spending! If you are looking to go to Cyprus or maybe some of your friends form part of the Electoral Commission put your hand in your pocket and go to a travel agent. Also who says that people want to vote are you politicians (of every colour) so desperate for votes that you are willing to use our taxes to get them? ........ The answer of course is yes. Mr. J. Micallef why don't you resign? Reason very cushy job. And to add to that you are asking the tax payer to charter a flight to Cyprus so your friends can go there with our taxes. Can we all come?

Simon Cutajar

Feb 20th 2009, 18:28

Keep it up Joseph u ibqa nsisti fuqha din ghax sinjal li l-PN ghamlu l-homework tajjeb biex ma qablux maghha. Jafu ezatt fejn ixaqleb il-mizien ta' dawk l-atleti ghax kieku anke l-ispace shuttle kienu jikru mhux charter flight. Ghadhom friski l-hnizrijiet li saru sena ilu fl-elezzjoni generali. Ajruplan li wasal Malta ftit qabel l-gheluq tal-hin tal-votazzjoni ezatt fl-21.50 ghaxar minuti qabel u allajbierek irnexxielhom johorgu mit-terminal bil-bagalji b'kollox meta kulmin ghadda mill-ajruport ta' Malta jaf id-dewmien esagerat biex jibdew johorgu l-bagalji. U fuq l-istess titjira 4 persuni li jahdmu Londra ma kumpanija partikolari inghataw il-biljett tal-flight dakinhar filghodu stess!!!

G. Curmi

Feb 20th 2009, 15:52

Is the PL willing to pay for all the expenses of such a ludicrous suggestion? Is the PL proposing that the athletes representing Malta in Cyprus interrupt their competition schedules to make their way from various locations (they could be scattered all over Cyprus) to the ballot box at their personal expense? Is the PL also willing to pay, for the sake of equity, all expenses to provide ballot boxes anywhere in the world where Maltese citizens eligible to vote are located? This is an unworkable and unnecessarily complicated "solution". If the PL is truly concerned and serious about a solution to this issue, they already have the answer – to do their jobs as representatives of the people by participating in amending the Electoral Law. The electoral laws of most civilised countries allow for advanced polls to address such circumstances. Amending Malta’s Electoral Law is much simpler, more efficient, and less expensive. If the amendment is crafted properly, it will be address such circumstances in the future. Advance polls should have been part of Malta's original Electoral Law. Since they were not, now is as good a time as any to amend the law to include them.

Anthony Castillo

Feb 20th 2009, 14:40

@Joana Farrugia. First of all if it is possible I would like to know how old are you because it looks like that you do not remember the DARK years of the 70`s and the 80`s when you prayed not to have this goverment again because there is completly NO comparison because now-a-day when you compare we are living in HEAVEN and also be sure that your prayers are not going to be succesfull because the Maltese poeple wants the BEST to govern the island as they did in the last 25years (qaurter of a century).I would like to remind you also that the PN Segretary suggestion was that whoever is going to be abroad in the election day for any reason they should vote a week before the election day and the PL segretary and the part leader first they agree in princple then they change thier mind and they come up with this joke which is going to be the joke of the year.Please try to be more serious and respect at least our inteligence.Other than that you guys are going to end up for another 25years (Qaurter of a century) in opposition.

S. Vella

Feb 20th 2009, 14:15

When is Malta going to join the 21st century and vote via internet? Problem solved and us taxpayers stop some lucky officials getting a free holiday at our expense.
For the inevitable person/s who will rebut that hi-tech voting systems can be abused, please stop being paranoid - any system can be abused if the will and power to do so are present.

Muscat.Pat

Feb 20th 2009, 08:15

@ Ms Triccas
Having expired identity cards, year after year, election after election, shows how expedient your Party is with fairness. Incidentally, Mugabe still uses expired Identity cards for "his fair " elections!

Denis Catania

Feb 20th 2009, 05:16

A ballot box should be sent to every Maltese Embassies and Consulats all over the world. Just like the other EU countries as EU law allows. My European friends will vote in NY. While me and my Maltese friends can't.

Clint E Taliana

Feb 19th 2009, 17:39

Well, in the end its a reverse process of what normally happens...... dozens of extra flights that bring in the extra influx of voters. In this case the votes will go to the voters.

Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas

Feb 19th 2009, 17:27

The Labour Party's 'proposal' to have the Electoral Commission send a chartered plane to Cyprus so that Maltese athletes can vote is a non-starter and one that blatantly discriminates against thousands of Maltese and Gozitans who will be abroad on election day.

The time has come to amend our electoral laws to ensure the highest possible numbers of Maltese are assured that they will be able to exercise their right to vote and any measure undertaken by the Electoral Commission must be applied across the board for whoever will be away from our shores when Malta goes to the polls.

As has already been suggested by the Nationalist Party, among possible measures that can be taken is for people to be able to vote a week prior to election day, as long as they declare on oath that they will be absent from our Islands on the day itself.

I've issued a more in-depth statement on the topic earlier which you can read in full on my campaign website http://www.roberta2009.eu

Roberta

roberta@roberta2009.eu

Ivan Balzan

Feb 19th 2009, 17:24

Its a bunch of votes. Is it possible that we don't have other more important matters to deal with on this island then moan and call each other names for soemthing that should be simple to solve and if not solved is not going to change the shape of the island.

joanna farrugia

Feb 19th 2009, 16:34

@Lawrence Cutajar you know what i pray god to frobids having another goverment like we have now cos he ruined malta and by the way pls tell me what pn secretary suggest to see how these can vote.nothing!!!! or maybe he will come up with a brillant idea and then ppl decide who made a flop

Lawrence Cutajar

Feb 19th 2009, 14:57

What a pity. It makes me cry to hear the opposition party come out with such silly ideas. It makes me think... What if the Labour party is ever in Government? God forbids.
@Michael Cutajar
Can't you see that your comments are ridiculous. Just learn that what's wrong is wrong and can never be wright. The truth is that the MLP has just made another flop.

Anthony Castillo

Feb 19th 2009, 14:53

I would consider this idea as the joke of the day altough the PL is not the first time that they like to joke.If this is the way they are going to spend the money of the tax payer it would be better for all the country to stay in the OPPOSITION.JASON please be a .little bit more serious. I agree 100% with Mr Oscar Cassar comment.

R. Gatt

Feb 19th 2009, 13:13

@Igalea - Taqbel li ghanda tintbghat kaxxa Cipru jew le?

@Alvin Grech - Il-PL dejjem jeqred li l-gvern iberbaq flus il-poplu. Issa li hareg bi proposta irhas min tal-partit tieghek ukoll ma taqbilx.

@Pat Muscat - Where were you in the 70ies and 80ies??? How can you write about pressure???

Dan it-terremot li wieghed Joseph?

R. Gatt

Feb 19th 2009, 12:47

@Michael Cutajar - X'inhu ezattament il-punt tieghek? Taqbel li ghanda tintbghat kaxxa Cipru jew le? Il-Qasma kulhadd jaf fejn kienet u ghada.

E. Azzopardi

Feb 19th 2009, 12:01

We still do not trust each other, do we? Let us grow up for the sake of the country. A plane just to take a blessed box and as usual the people pay. They vote a week before in just one place and this box is sealed and put in a safe deposit box. On the day of the voting it comes out. Why do politicians and those around them make life so difficult for us? As if it isn't already. Yeah, new politics my foot.

Oscar Cassar

Feb 19th 2009, 11:03

Is this a Joke??? Couldn’t the bright minds of the MLP come up with a better proposal??? What about other Maltese presently working in Brussels and Dubai… is the MLP also of the idea that other electoral commissioners go there as well??? At what time will the counting start… as the Electoral Commission normally waits for all ballot boxes to enter the counting hall before the any opining of the boxes??? Couldn’t we just use a form of online voting just for a number of voters abroad, just as we can also use the same system for our Parliament in the lack of a pairing agreement??? Just please note that we are living in 2009 and we don’t need persons like Jason Micallef to tell us (metaphorically) that the horse is the best way of transport when we can use a vehicle.

G.Mangion

Feb 19th 2009, 10:18

Iva il , pl / mlp dejjem bil Praspar !! mmm .................................

J.Borg

Feb 19th 2009, 07:15

This is shear arrogance......it is tough luck that you will be awayon June 6.......why all this hullaballo.....if you're away you don't vote that's it. If you want to vote just cancel your trips.

Anthony Briffa

Feb 19th 2009, 06:51

@ I. Galea

Your comment is as short sighted as the suggestion by Jason Micallef to charter a plane to Cyprus. If you have any logic in your mind, you would realize that a PM' s schedule cannot always coincide with scheduled flights. But I don't blame you for this slip because the PL has been away from power for so long that you cannot imagine the agenda of a PM with its international commitments.

L..Galea

Feb 18th 2009, 22:18

Karl Abela
In the 1960s dead pn supporters used to vote.
Re your BLATANT LIE on Guantanamo prisoners,
http://euobserver.com/tickers/4756
Guantanamo inmates to stay out of Europe
Today @ 08:58 CET
President Obama is unlikely to ask European allies to take Guantanamo Bay detainees, Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, said during a trip to Italy. The only way that might happen was if a detainee were a citizen of an EU country, she added.

Marco Desira

Feb 18th 2009, 21:53

E-gov and all ..... yet no online voting system .....
Dear PL make yourself useful and propose things that make sense

Philip Micallef

Feb 18th 2009, 21:47

What a ridiculous suggestion. This would surely put us on the World Map, making of Malta the laughing stock, not only of Europe, but of the whole World. It surely saddens me, on hearing of such immaginary and fanciful suggestions, worthly only of a Harry Potter's episode, with appologies to the author of the said series. Really, is this truly all one can come up with, after all hype of 'The New Way Forward'. Quo Vadis PL.

J.Abdilla

Feb 18th 2009, 21:40

Joke of the year.!!! I seriously hope that Jason Micallef wasn't serious....

Michael Vella

Feb 18th 2009, 20:44

Dear Jason Micallef,

On June the 6th i will be in Madagascar doing some voluntary work. I would like to vote however. Unfortunately my local polling station is a little too far to get there on foot. Would you be so kind as to send me a plane and a ballot box over so i can cast my vote? We will be 3 Maltese nationals in total, so a little box will do fine.

As for the mere suggestion of sending a plane over to collect ballot boxes rather than amend the law, where are the PL's green credentials?? I thought the environment was a top priority for the party and yet Jason Micallef wants to send a plane to get a few votes. Maybe voting at the Embassy, via mail or even maybe voting early would be a better solution to your worries, don't you think?

@ Michael Cutajar

I love your blind vision of local politics. Party Internal problems, U_turns and the other standard words you hear bellowing out on Net & One News, amongst the rest of the propoganda rubbish they air. Did you want the whole in St. John's? You seem distressed about the topic.

Alfred Camilleri

Feb 18th 2009, 20:29

Joseph Muscat. What a brilliant mind!

m.farrugia

Feb 18th 2009, 20:19

drajna issa nisimghu hmerijiet minghand tal labour imma din kbira wisq!!!!

J Martinelli

Feb 18th 2009, 20:17

@ Muscat Pat et al

This is a typical LP case of shooting their mouth before engaging their brains.

Jason is back at it again!

Joseph Agius

Feb 18th 2009, 19:58

But who gives these guys such crappy ideas!!

Karl Abela

Feb 18th 2009, 19:43

Maybe we should also have a ballot box at the cemetery for our beloved departed ones.

Seriously guys, this is not funny.

If PL makes it to government this country is going to have one big problem.

As in the previous election, Lejber was far better off with their mouth shut. Even from the comfort of the opposition benches they manage/d to make ridiculous decisions and proposals..... the inevitable question is 'What are we going to expect from PL when they are under the pressure of running a country?' ouuuccchhh

On the international scene, they have ridiculed our country thanks to Sharon with her ' I love you, I love you not' policy on the EU.

They shout against illegal immigration and in favour of neutrality yet the current PL MEP's are in favour of us holding the Guantanamo Bay political terrorists.
They want the government to subsidize the political parties from our hard earned money yet they shout about Austin wasting money with the wireless real time electricity meters.
And now they want a ballot box in Cyprus in a bid to try to win all the athletes' votes.

J Busuttil

Feb 18th 2009, 19:05

Ridiculous idea. Amend the law so that they will vote in a date before the EU election.

Ryan Dalli

Feb 18th 2009, 18:42

I believe that most of you are making this 'problem' out of proportion.
These Athletes are sent by the Government to represent Malta on that day.
It would be undemocratic if they would not be allowed to vote just because they are doing a service for our nation abroad , and not if a plane goes to Cyprus!

Pierre Agius

Feb 18th 2009, 18:16

Charter a plane to carry a ballot box! - sorry not with my money. Have you ever heard of 'postal voting' or better 'internet voting'? Costs much less and, incidentally, much more efficient! If it is good enough for the best democracies in the world, it is good enough for us! and by the way, this should be so for all eligible Maltese living abroad and not fund their trip!

l.grech

Feb 18th 2009, 18:11

hehehehe!

Why bother to vote after all! it's just sending some chosen ones to the gravy train.

not in my name

R Axisa

Feb 18th 2009, 18:01

@ Dean Adam Mifsud
It doesn't make sense for an emigrant living and settled in Australia/Canada or anywhere else in this world to decide who governs our country. Once the law stated that if you have not lived in this country for more than the last 6 months before the election, you are not entitled to vote, which was partly good and partly not. I totally agree with I.Galea - When they start paying their taxes here they should be eligible to vote.

Martin Büttner

Feb 18th 2009, 17:49

Excuse me, but PL's suggestion is very undemocratic and very much against the constitution as a small group of people is treated differently. They benefit and others are not taken care of. What about Maltese citizense who are abroad, but not in Cyprus? PL's suggestion is very infair and a breach of democratic principles.
There is a simple solution to the problem. Introduce absentee voting by mail (in advance) and make voting available in embassies and consulates abroad. But the two parties PN and PL do not trust the system they have built up themselves. They don't trust each other and they don't trust the basics of democracy.

David Battistino

Feb 18th 2009, 17:46

Yes, and while at it, they should travel business class (ghax xoghol ikunu hux!?) and maybe have a smoking area to ease their tension as well....I suggest they have plenty of leg space as well .... good joke ..... next one please.

Muscat.pat

Feb 18th 2009, 17:43

One cannot expect PN to accept a clean election when it comes to "foreign" Maltese voters. Since ID cards are not valid, how do we expect a clean and fair elections? This all reminds me of the 60's, when all sorts of psychological and moral pressures were made against LABOUR voters.And yet, 50 years later the "holier than thou brigade" will surely get round , with one excuse or the other. Come on, play it again Sam!

John Borg

Feb 18th 2009, 17:43

Has Joseph Muscat never heard of voting by mail?

dr marc sant

Feb 18th 2009, 17:38

the right to vote is sacred.
it is about time that measures are taken to ensure that everyone's right to vote is upheld....especially when these people are going to be representing our country!!!!!!

David J Camilleri

Feb 18th 2009, 17:34

Hey, so the Maltese athletes and contingent taking part in Cyprus' Small Nations Games are all PL supporters and those in Brussels or elsewhere must be PN suporters! Disgrace and illogical thinking! Keep up the FARCE PL the show must go on!

leonardo vince

Feb 18th 2009, 17:29

The Nationalist Party in a reaction described the proposal to take a ballot box to Cyprus as ..............something which would distract the athletes.

Distract them from what....Andorra, Liechtenstein!!!!!!!!!!

Play the joke again Sam!

lgalea

Feb 18th 2009, 17:14

Dean Adam Mifsud
When they start paying their taxes here they should be eligible.
Otherwise why should they be eligible to decide what government I should have in my country when they are not the least affected?

Anthony Briffa
Does the Gonezipn find any difficulties to charter a private jet to tak him abroad instead of going with the normal airline along with other passengers?

s schembri

Feb 18th 2009, 17:05

A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about seven grams of carbon dioxide, according to a report on Sunday in The Times. (http://news.zdnet.co.uk).
What would be the carbon footprint of this exercise?

Joseph Zammit

Feb 18th 2009, 16:52

It all shows how childish Joseph Muscat is - it's all a ruse - he makes a suggestion which at face value may appear to make sense, but which he knows will not be acceptable, then they can have something to make some noise about on Super 1 by accusing the government of ignoring the proposals of Labour.

Alvin Grech

Feb 18th 2009, 16:50

I totally agree with the proposal. Athletes are going abroad to represent Malta and not for a holiday. They can't be deprived from their right to vote. Athletes can't be forced to choose between either competing for Malta or voting.

@R Agius - Lourdes one can go any other time of the year. I rest my case.

Carm Borg

Feb 18th 2009, 16:41

May I direct Mr Jason Micallef to an article written by Dr Joseph Muscat, then MEP, on the subject just before the general elections of 2008? In that article Dr Muscat suggested early voting or voting at embassies, to ALL maltese and not just a section thereof as Mr Micallef is illogically suggesting.

Jason Micallef is simply trying to be alternative and doubt that he's truly representing the party on this and is simply stating what he believes on a personal basis.

I happened to be one of those who couldn't vote in 2008 just for the simple fact that I had to be abroad in that same period, and a simple amendment to the electoral law would have allowed me and many others to vote abroad.

Also, voting by post should be considered - obviously well in advance of the election.

joseph scicluna

Feb 18th 2009, 16:40

ara veru tad-dahq din il-proposta. umbaghad tridu tiggvernaw. u halluna!

R. Caruana

Feb 18th 2009, 16:31

JOKE OF THE YEAR, DR JOSEPH MUSCAT!!

NOW PULL THE OTHER ONE, IT'S GOT BELLS ATTACHED.

Lou Ellul

Feb 18th 2009, 16:16

The PN will only do whatever in their opinion would benefit PN voters. Nothing else. It has always done so and will continue to do so.

nigel fenech

Feb 18th 2009, 15:59

Din wahda a la Jason....The bad thing about it is that it has the full blessing of the Stagun Politiku Gdid Politico..This is jnot a jasonata but a Josephata....or better still a duette.

Are we serious about this....so what are we saying here....Can we imagine a ballot box in one of our missions in Africa...where democracy is not the rule of the day...

What was the change of plan for Jason. and not to accept the PN proposal...why this U-TURN...does Labour want a free plane ride to Cyprus, a free ticket....maybe John Attard Montaldo or Louis Grech can offer them one to Brussels.

The small Nations Games is not primary school potatoe race, and the proposal made is nothing but a farce, which ridicules not only the MOC but the electoral system, the Labour PArty as a whole, and my humble little bird-brain intelligence.

P Spiteri

Feb 18th 2009, 15:56

Amateurs

Dean Adam Mifsud

Feb 18th 2009, 15:47

I`m very disappointed that we have anomalies in our Electoral Voting system that does not a-llow emigrants and their children who are residing in Australia,America,Canada,Great Britain
and anywhere around the World to have a say in the General/National,Local Council/Govern-ment elections and Referendums on issues effecting Malta.The Law should be amended to
allow these people to be able to vote at a Maltese embassy in the countries mentioned abo-ve and any country with a Maltese embassy.Please PN Government amend the Law and sh-ow the Maltese citizens,living in Malta and in the countries mentioned above that Malta is a
Democratic country.

Manuel Mifsud

Feb 18th 2009, 15:46

The above shows once again that PL "jilghab ghall-gallarija"

Come on PL, let's have the constitution amended in order to allow anyone whose name appears on the electoral register to vote, as simple as that, nothing to be afraid of!

Michael Cutajar

Feb 18th 2009, 15:42

@ David Stellini

se nwiegbek bil malti ladarba ktibt bil malti

Partit tal-biki huwa il-partit Nazzjonalista. Maqsum u mifni bi problemi interni li wasslu biex il-Prim Ministru jaghmel UTURN kolossali dwar il-progett tal konkatidral ta San Gwann.

L-atleti mhux se jikkoncentraw minhabba ballot box. LOL. iktar Lawrence Gonzi ma jistax jikkoncentra bil qasma li ghandu fil-grupp parlamentari. Din bhal meta qal li il poplu jinsab maqsum fuq il-progett tal hofra quddiem il katidral

Pero nifhem l-animu tieghek ghax ghadek ma rkuprajtx mid daqqa li certu nies iktar maghrufa bhala RCC`s blue eyed boys hadu bid decizjoni tal-PM. Iktar Ma RCC jiddghajjef, inqas sahha jkollhom nies li jduru fil vicinanzi tieghu.

nahseb f tehmna

R Agius

Feb 18th 2009, 15:31

Made my day!! What a joke! Are these people serious? Now let's see....there's a gita on the day to Lourdes - maybe we should charter a plane to Lourdes so as not to put out the gita. Then there's my relatives holidaying in Bali? Maybe we can send a plane there too.....

it is incredible that the alternative Government can com up with such a ludicrous idea! Well, maybe its not quite incredible when you really think about the people behind the recommendation!

Joe Galea

Feb 18th 2009, 15:21

What a waste of time. it's better both parties start discussing on a much more important and worrying problem like the illegal immigration!!!

PL & PN stop being childlish calling eachother names and join forces to come out with a solution on the illegal imigration issue.

D stellini

Feb 18th 2009, 15:14

I thought this was some april fool joke. veru partit tal biki

Pierre Sciberras

Feb 18th 2009, 15:12

and what about those who will be abroad for other reasons on the 6th of June. Did the new PL ask the EC to send chartered flights to all other countries?

Anthony Briffa

Feb 18th 2009, 15:07

And where is the logic in having to charter a plane to send a ballot box to Cyprus? Who will foot the bill for the charter? How ridiculous and petty. And the PL are trying to sell us the idea that they are changing their ways and adopting new ways of doing politics. Perhaps they still don't trust anybody when it comes to elections. They are still in Dr Sant’s era when it comes to voting by people who are representing Malta abroad either in sporting activities or business. The PL has not changed a bit. Why not amending the law and allow the athletes to vote before they depart for Cyprus? This is the most logical way and it is free. Can’t the electoral commission be trusted with the safe keeping of one electoral box containing approximately 150 votes? What's all the fuss?

Graham Crocker

Feb 18th 2009, 15:07

Early voting makes much more sense.

I do not the PL are trying to be arrogant, but I think the PL are trying to complicate a simple matter for the sake of being alternative...

joseph spiteri

Feb 18th 2009, 15:06

what's the fuss about. who is in malta on the date of the election for ep vote, if not sorry. My son was representing malta in inter European-African triathlon at Tunisia on the day of the general election, he was not here so he did not vote although i think that the Olympic committee should have drawn a plan for five athletes to vote on friday.

P Aquilina

Feb 18th 2009, 15:05

WHAT A RIDICULOUS PROPOSAL BY THE MLP!!

THE ATHLETHES ARE GOING THERE TO COMPETE NOT TO HASSLE THEMSELVES BY VOTING! THAT IS WHY THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE BEFORE!

AND WHERE WILL THEY MEET TO VOTE? CYPRUS IS A BIG COUNTRY!

AND WHAT ABOUT THE LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS? THEY WILL HAVE TO TAKE 13 BOXES ( 13 DISTRICTS ) AND THE BOX FOR THE EP ELECTIONS (14 BOXES IN ALL!)

AND WHAT ABOUT THE MALTESE WHO ARE GOING TO BE ABROAD ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION (DAWN SE JIEHDU KAXXA MAGHHOM UKOLL?! ) LOL

COME ON LABOUR GET SERIOUS PLEASE!!!

C.Sapiano

Feb 18th 2009, 15:03

Is the PL already governing Malta? How childish. Just stop because people are no longer interested in your frivolities. There are greater problems outside.

J Martinelli

Feb 18th 2009, 14:58

Why is it not possible to amend the Electoral Law in order to permit advance polls for MEP and General elections?

The process would be much cheaper, open equally to those who because of job obligations or holidays, would otherwise be deprived of their rights. Besides, the transportation of ballot boxes outside the country, is not such a hot idea.

Some countries permit advanced polls up to two weeks before the actual election date.

J Farrugia

Feb 18th 2009, 14:49

Possibbli li ll-PL qed jahseb li l-Kummissjoni Elettorali hija xi branka tal-Partit tieghu? U din x-arroganza hija tal-PL li jrid li l-KE tikri ajruplan tiehu l-kaxxa tal-voti u l-ufficjali tal-Partit Laburista dawra sa Cipru, (ihallas il-poplu Malti ghal din il-vaganza) u jerga jgibhom lura bil-voti u l-poplu joqghod kwiet qisu mhu qed jigri xejn???? Mela dawn il-konkorrenti u atleti maltin huma kollha laburisti biex il-partit qed joqmos daqshekk ghalihom? Ara ghalija ma qomosx ghax kont l-awstralja. Ma giex b'ajruplan u hadni mieghu lura Malta, jew inkella ma talabx biex il-KE thallini nivvota gimgha qabel ma tlaqt lejn l-Awstralja. X'arroganza sar ghandhom dan il-Labour Party. Inbidel qal imma fejn kien baqa'. Arroganti iktar minn qatt qabel.

Joe Cordina

Feb 18th 2009, 14:38

How about voting in all Malta embassies abroad?