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A Laois Fine Gael Councillor said he believed people who spoiled their vote shouldn’t be entitled to State benefits.
Cllr John King made the comment at the Laois Presidential Election Count Centre in Scoil Chriost Ri in Portlaoise this morning.
In Laois more than one in ten voters chose to spoil their vote rather than select any of the candidates on the paper. In total there were 4,156 spoiled votes representing 14.6 percent of the Laois vote.
“I am disappointed with the spoiled votes because our forefathers fought to get those votes,” Cllr King said in the count centre this morning.
READ MORE: First count confirms Laois backing of Catherine Connolly
He said he wondered whether the people who spoiled the votes look to get benefits from the State. “If you vote against the State you shouldn’t be entitled to benefits,” said Cllr King.
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