How does Election Day work in Orkney? WHo gets out the vote? What is the local political structure and heirarchy? Are government workers allowed to help 'encourage' people to vote? And is there a, er, ahem, a column on the card that they would want to encourage? Who registers people to vote there? What is the lag time between residency requirements and registration? Here, in Chicago, things are run quite well. In the last national election (2000), our precinct (29th) in our ward (33rd) in our city (Chicago{named after an onion}) of our county(Cook{named after a Scot}) and state (Illinois{named after an AmerInd tribe}) brought in 104% of the eligible voters. The majority of the voters chose Vice President Gore to be the next president. Needless to say, that figure - 104% - was one of the highest for a precinct in the nation. It was done with dedication, organization and coordination over the twelve hour period when the polls were open. Now, how are the elections runs in Orkney? What is the dedicated politcal make up? Are the sailors for the Royal Navy allowed to vote? If so, can they cast a ballot in Orkney? There has been a lot of talk about the past, archaeology, ancestors, 'merry dancers' and such on the website. This is fine Now, let's write about the political structure as it exists today. Curious in Chicago