{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/6746d4026574830554ae7a32?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How exactly does Ireland's system of voting work?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66f2a0897a3d63d20ff54509/1732695036336-8ebe6441-2e07-4fb9-9288-12e0b96aa108.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With the 2024 general election just around the corner, we're revisiting a valuable episode from earlier this year: Virgin Media's political correspondent Gavan Reilly sits down with us to explain what exactly proportional representation with a single transferable vote (PR-STV) is all about. Do you need to give a preference to every candidate listed on a ballot paper? How and when do preferences beyond your first come into play? How do transfers work, and what is the quota?</p>","author_name":"The Journal"}