Operation North Inner City (N.I.C)

Voting strategy to maximise the effect of your vote.

The story of the North inner city is one of struggle, hardship and identity. I will never know what it means to be a Dubliner. They are a different breed of people altogether, a special and unique part of Ireland and have been the beating heart of the Nationalist movement since the East Wall protests. Gentrification, Plantation and squalor have long been methods used by the elites to clear out problematic neighbourhoods in the past and now in 2024 this is no different. The north inner city in particular has been a well spring of culture and ferocious rebelliousness as far back as probably the city itself. Dublin is the capital city of our great Nation and it follows from that that our capital should be teeming with native Irish people. Unfortunately the powers that be have decided that the native Irish can no longer be trusted with the lions share of their island, or even their capital city. It is vital that Dublin remains Irish and therefore we all have a job to do.

This election is the most important election in any of our lifetimes. You, the people of the North Inner City have a real chance to end the political career of Mary Lou McDonald and elect either one of these local champions. If you do this right, you might even get both of these men into office. I am writing this piece to explain to both camps and the individuals of the North Inner City how to make the most of this election. Under Mary Lou’s leadership, Sinn Fein have moved away from Nationalism and become the party of mass migration and the party of Woke. The Shinners have fired each and every one of us under the bus. To deal this death blow to them would be a massive victory for the Irish people. We demand revenge for their treachery and there is only one way this will happen.

Malachy Steenson and Gerrard Hutch’s voters must commit to a transfer strategy that ensures every single vote becomes dagger into the back of these traitors and that none of our votes are wasted, spoiled or end up with an establishment candidate. You must be completely selfless and abandon any bitterness or prejudice against these men and give them both a 1 or 2 in order of preference.

The following advice, if followed militantly by everyone, will guarantee victory for at least one of the two men.

ALL VOTERS MUST VOTE FOR EITHER MALACHY STEENSON OR GERRY HUTCH BY PLACING THE NUMBER “1.” IN THE BOX BESIDE THEIR NAME. THEN, YOU MUST PUT A NUMBER “2.” IN THE BOX OF THE OTHER CANDIDATE AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ABOVE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ANY VOTERS TO GIVE A NUMBER 3 OR 4 ETC. TO ANY OTHER CANDIDATE. LEAVE THE REST OF THE BOXES BLANK.

If you are voting for one and not the other you are killing both candidates chances. You must put both down. Transfers are the deciding factor in all seats where the quota has not been met. Having two popular candidates like this in a huge working class area DEMANDS that all votes are transferred to each other and no one else.

How do you do this?

First of all, you need to know how to vote. I am going to paste here, the citizens information on this for you. Study this and read through it with your friends, colleagues and family. Make sure all members of your household are clear on the information contained here.

Introduction

This page explains what you need to do to make sure your vote counts on the day of a general election.

Voting in the 2024 general election will be held on Friday 29 November 2024. Polling stations will open from 7am to 10pm.

Your polling station (where you go to cast your vote) is on your polling card, which you should have received by post if you are registered to vote. If you did not get a polling card, you can find your polling station on your local authority’s website.

You do not need your polling card to vote.

However, you do need to bring identification.

Remember only Irish and British citizens who are resident in the State can vote in an Irish general election. You also need to be over 18 and registered to vote.

Identification when voting

You should bring identification with you even if you have a polling card. You can use the following documents to prove your identity:

• A passport (either a passport card or passport book)

• A driving licence

• A workplace identity card (it must have a photograph)

• A student identity card (it must have a photograph)

• A travel document (it must have a photograph)

• A Public Services Card

• A bank or credit union account book with your name and address in the constituency

If you do not have any of the documents listed above, you can use one of the following, along with evidence of your address in the constituency:

• A cheque book or card

• A credit card

• A birth or marriage certificate

If you are asked to prove your identity and you cannot do so, you may not be allowed to vote.

At the polling station

When you arrive at the polling station, you will be asked to state your name and address and should have your identification ready for inspection.

If the presiding officer is satisfied with your identity, and your name is on the Register of Electors, the presiding officer will stamp a ballot paper and give it to you.

You will then go into a voting compartment. The names of the candidates in the election appear in alphabetical order on the ballot paper along with an indication of their political party, if any.

A photograph of the candidate and/or a party emblem may also appear on the ballot paper.

It is a secret ballot, which means that if you take selfies or post pictures online that reveal who you, or someone else, voted for, you could be prosecuted.

Each candidate at a general election may be represented by a personation agent at the polling station. This person supervises the polling and helps prevent electoral offences.

On polling day, you cannot display posters or campaign for a candidate or party within 50 metres of a polling station.

Casting your vote

You must indicate the order of your choice of candidates by writing “1” or “one” in the box beside the photograph of your first choice of candidate and, if you wish, “2” or “two” beside the photograph of your second choice of candidate, “3” or “three” beside the photograph of your third choice and so on.

This allows for your vote to be transferred from your first choice to your second choice if your number one candidate has been eliminated or already elected. You can read more about how proportional representation works.

If you want to vote for one candidate only, you should mark the number “1” or the word “one” in the box next to the candidate’s name. You should not tick or mark the box with an X.

Pencils will be provided at polling stations, but you can bring your own pen or pencil if you wish.

Once you have made your choice or choices, simply fold up the ballot paper and post it into the ballot box.

If you make a mistake on your ballot paper, the returning officer may give you another ballot paper. This is at the discretion of the returning officer.

If you have already posted your ballot in the ballot box, the returning officer cannot give you another ballot paper.

Spoiled votes

Ballot papers that cannot be counted are called spoiled votes. A ballot paper may be spoiled if:

• The ballot paper was left blank

• The voter ticked or otherwise marked their preferred candidate or candidates, rather than numbering them

• The writing on the ballot paper could not be understood

• The ballot paper did not have the number “1” or the word “one” next to any candidate

• The ballot paper was not stamped by the returning officer

• The voter wrote their name or identified themselves in some way

• The order of preference was not clear (for example, the voter wrote “3” next to 2 different candidates)

• The voter deliberately spoiled their paper as a protest

Voters with disabilities

There are several arrangements in place to enable people with disabilities to exercise their voting rights.

You can:

• Vote at an alternative polling station if the local station is inaccessible

• Be helped to vote at the polling station by a companion or the presiding officer

• Vote using a ballot paper template if you have a visual impairment

• Vote by post

• Vote at a hospital, nursing home or similar institution if you live there

At least one of these facilities is available to you if you have a physical illness or disability, a visual impairment, or a reading or writing disability.

You can read more about facilities for voters with disabilities.

Page edited: 19 November 2024

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Contact Us

If you have a question about this topic you can contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on 0818 07 4000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm).

Starting from today, begin to make arrangements to travel and leave work. Voter turnout in 2020 in Dublin Central was 51%. Working class areas are notoriously low turnout while the wealthier estates get out in their droves on Election Day. Don’t let them have the inner city without a fight. Get that turnout up to 60%. Knock on doors that morning and get the people up to the polling booths. Leave no man behind. The establishment will be doing it so you need to do it better. Get it done.

Ireland stands at your back.