Election Results Party?

Justice Soothsayer · Post by **Justice Soothsayer** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:43 pm

I don't know how long it will take to obtain results after polls close on Saturday 20 January, but it might be fun to have an Election Results party. We'd need a display board for the results, some election posters, and lots of balloons and champagne corks to pop. I think we might generate some publicity for CDS by holding a celebration of democracy.

Anyone else interested?

Sleazy_Writer · Post by **Sleazy_Writer** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:49 am

Sounds like a good idea!

But .. Is it possible to publish the (cumulative) votes in an incremental way? Like display the results of Sat. 13th first, then add those of Sunday the 14th etc.
That would make it more fun to watch!

FlyingRoc? Some kind of timestamp on each value in the database perhaps?

(If it takes too much time, forget about it .. )

Flyingroc Chung · Post by **Flyingroc Chung** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:41 am

Hm, there isn't a timestamp on te database, but an email of the vote is sent to a couple of places as a backup source of data, we could get the time info from those.

Let me see what I can do, but no promises.

Claude Desmoulins · Post by **Claude Desmoulins** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:29 am

[quote="TOPGenosse":1j43djbf]Sounds like a good idea!

But .. Is it possible to publish the (cumulative) votes in an incremental way? Like display the results of Sat. 13th first, then add those of Sunday the 14th etc.
That would make it more fun to watch!
[/quote:1j43djbf]

With all due respect this is a [i:1j43djbf]bad[/i:1j43djbf] idea. Making public any information other than the number of people who have cast ballots suggests the direction the vote is going and may discourage people from voting if they believe the results have already been determined.

Carolyn Saarinen · Post by **Carolyn Saarinen** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:35 am

I must say that I agree with Claude.

Justice Soothsayer · Post by **Justice Soothsayer** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:37 am

I don't think TOP was suggesting revealing the ongoing tallies while the polls are open, but looking for a more dramatic way of unveiling the results after they close on Saturday ("the Miss Runner-up award goes to...") Maybe announcing the results by day isn't the best way to achieve the drama, though.

Sleazy_Writer · Post by **Sleazy_Writer** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:21 am

Yes, I meant what Justice is saying. (And ofcourse wait 'till the polls are closed!)

Justice > What would you suggest to add some drama/excitement to the revealing of the results?

Claude Desmoulins · Post by **Claude Desmoulins** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:03 pm

Now I see what you mean. OK.

Justice Soothsayer · Post by **Justice Soothsayer** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:17 pm

Watching the calculation of the Sainte-LaguÃ« method is akin to watching paint dry. Perhaps the announcement could be every 15 minutes starting with "the 5th seat on the RA goes to..." and ending with "the LRA will be..."

Aliasi Stonebender · Post by **Aliasi Stonebender** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:30 pm

Flyingroc and Gwyn are intending to hold an election-results party in the Thermae (the baths) in Colonia Nova, this saturday the 20th, 6 pm SLT.

Publius Crabgrass · Post by **Publius Crabgrass** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:22 pm

Much better to have it in the baths than in the sewers!

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