Ladies’ president calls for electronic voting
The Ladies Gaelic Football board broke new ground with the use of e-voting to determine the success or failure of motions at their Annual Congress.
All delegates voted with a hand-held device which ensured that the results were collated and available within seconds and then made visible on a big screen.
Speaking from San Francisco, before the 2010 O’Neills/TG4 All Star touring party returned home, Quill explained: “It’s something we decided to try. After a motion was put to the floor and debated, the vote took place. The e-voting system is operated by Paula Prunty (National Games Development Officer) and she then brought up the results.”
E-voting, if introduced for Congress, county board annual conventions or at club agms, would save time and replace the traditional method where delegates raise their hands and the results are counted by tellers.
Quill insisted the GAA must follow the lead of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association by introducing e-voting.
“I have no doubt that they will, in time. It’s so accurate rather than counting hands and you have the scenario of people putting up their hands and taking them down. If you look in their direction, they think you have them counted but e-voting is very clear.
“It will only let you press one button, yes or no, and will take your first selection. The green light goes on and that means the vote has been accepted.”
E-voting is the latest initiative introduced by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association following the success of other innovations such as the countdown clock and sin-bin in recent years.
And Quill also revealed that a ‘runner’ will be brought in for this year’s championship, in time for the All-Ireland final, which will enable managers to get information across to their players on the field of play.
Quill insisted that runners will only be allowed onto the pitch in a controlled fashion.
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