Election 2024(5) - The Count Process & Legal Implications.

Course Aims

This half day workshop will give participants an insight into the upcoming General Election. Whether it happens in 2024 or 2025 who knows but you will be ready! Following on from the recent local & European elections and the numerous retirements of some well known faces we will look at the parties, the polls and the politics, planning your election coverage, reporting election results and how to deal with disinformation and misinformation. 

Course Brief

The workshop will give participants an insight into :

  • The Parties, the Politics and the Polls
  • The constituencies, gender quotas, candidate spending limits, Dail formation following the election, Seanad Eireann and useful references
  • Planning your Election Coverage
  • Developing and Publishing your Election Statement
  • CnaM Fairness Code & Election Guidelines what are your obligations - how to monitor them
  • Managing Election Interests/ Role of Presenters
  • Social Media Contributions, Disinformation, Misinformation & Political Advertising
  • The Moratorium – where are we at in terms of its abolition
  • Practical Tips for Compliance
  • How to deal with complaints and protect against abuse from candidates
  • The Count Process, the Ballot Paper, the Voter and PR
  • The Tally, reporting the Tally figures, reporting the results
  • The Quota, reaching the Quota, eliminating candidates, election of candidates, distribution of surplus and vote management
  • Questions and Answers

Who is this content for?

This workshop is aimed at all researchers, producers, presenters and station management who will be involved in General Election 2024/5 coverage and reporting.

Training Method

The workshops will be delivered in person at various locations across the country.