| I believe more consultation should be done before electronic counting mechanisms eliminate the transparency needed by tallymen in Irish elections. |
| Eventually, the boxes are all opened, the tallymen deliver their last figures to the computer room and within minutes we have a final figure. |
| The tallymen fascinated me with their eagle eyes and counting system and the siege mentality that prevailed was totally captivating. |
| However the introduction of electronic voting will herald the end of the tallymen, which will take a lot of the excitement and drama out of elections. |
| A close one was expected and awaited, but when the tallymen returned the outcome had been as decisive as it could ever have been in favour of Paddy Walsh. |
| Analysing voter trends should not be limited to a high priesthood of tallymen. |
