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Ireland / Republic of Ireland vote
''This is a vote on whether to move the current Ireland and Republic of Ireland articles to a new location. In one of the options the location of the Ireland (disambiguation) page is affected. What do you think?'' Notes:
 * Before voting please familiarise yourself with policy on naming convention and guidelines for disambiguation.

The Ballot Options

 * A: The island at Ireland . The state at Republic of Ireland .
 * Ireland → no change
 * Republic of Ireland → no change
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → no change


 * B: A disambiguation page at Ireland . The island at Ireland (island) . The state at Ireland (state) .
 * Ireland → Ireland (island)
 * Republic of Ireland → Ireland (state)
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → Ireland


 * C: The state at Ireland . The island at Ireland (island) .
 * Ireland → Ireland (island)
 * Republic of Ireland → Ireland
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → no change


 * D: The island at Ireland . The state at Ireland (state) .
 * Ireland → no change
 * Republic of Ireland → Ireland (state)
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → no change


 * '''E: Merge Ireland and Republic of Ireland into one article at Ireland.
 * (Ireland + Republic of Ireland) → Ireland
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → no change


 * '''F: A general "all-Ireland" topic at Ireland . The island at Ireland (island) . The state at Ireland (state).
 * Ireland → Ireland (island)
 * Republic of Ireland → Ireland (state)
 * Ireland (disambiguation) → no change
 * new article → Ireland

Procedure for voting

 * The ballot will be conducted under PRSTV
 * Please rank each option in order of preference e.g. "A6B1C2D4E3F5", "A6 B1 C2 D4 E3 F5", or "A6, B1, C2, D4, E3, F5"
 * Any option may be omitted from the vote, e.g. "B1 C2 E3"
 * Votes must be sequential, e.g. "B3 C1 E2" NOT "B3 C1"
 * Sign and date your vote but do not append any comments

Closing date/adjudication

 * Voting will end at midnight (UTC) of the evening of --/--/2009
 * The ArbCom committee will assign one of the moderators who will adjudicate the result of the vote
 * Results of the vote are final and binding for a period of two years

Procedure for counting the votes

 * The assigned moderator will privately appoint 3 tellers to count the votes. Their Wiki IDs will not be made public
 * All tellers will use the same software to count the ballots, namely OpenSTV, using the "Instant Runoff Voting" method
 * The tellers will all submit their tally sheets to the moderator
 * The moderator will ensure that all 3 tallys agree
 * Should the tallys not agree the moderator will notify the tellers of a discrepancy and request that ALL votes are recounted and will repeat the validation process

Participants

 * Unregistered users may not vote (to prevent fraud) but may contribute comments
 * Punishment for canvassing, forum shopping, ballot stuffing, sock puppetry, meat puppetry or otherwise manipulating the ballot (or attempting to do so) will be a 12 month block
 * Votes by sock puppets or meat puppets (and their masters) or similar will be removed from the balloting area
 * There is a minimum number of XX participants required to validate the ballot

The Result

 * The assigned moderator will announce the result on this page
 * They will announce which option has been chosen and will include a copy of the final tallysheet as a linked subpage
 * The result will be open for peer review for a period of 7 days from date/timestamp of the announcement
 * Unless directed otherwise by ArbCom, the assigned moderator will perform any necessary page moves after the 7 day peer review

.=== Balloting area ===

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