The excitement was palpable as polling day finally arrived in St Colman's. Each class went to the school hall at their allotted time. The candidates sat on chairs in front of their classmates and took it in turn to deliver their manifestos. They each explained why they felt they were the best person to represent their class on the student council.
Each class teacher acted as presiding officer and explained in detail how the the children should cast their vote. Then the voting took place. The children placed an 'X' beside the candidate of their choice at the polling booth and when they had folded the ballot paper, they placed it in the ballot box. The outgoing student council representatives assisted as polling clerks and ensured that all procedures were correct and the voting was conducted in secret.
The polling clerks then counted the votes and when the count was verified the winning candidates were announced. Next week the official announcement of all the new members will take place and I will keep you updated on the event.
