Saturday Voting - Yay or Nay?

[odyssey06]

Turnout was down in this election, the 4th lowest turnout ever.
Should we blame Saturday, or was Storm Ciara a bigger factor?

Did Saturday may it more or less likely you would vote?
For me, Saturday is usually way more convenient.

 

[dereko1969]

I think weather had a greater impact than anything else. I personally loved it, more for the fact that I could easily stay glued to the results all day Sunday!

 

[Sunny]

I think weather had a greater impact than anything else. I personally loved it, more for the fact that I could easily stay glued to the results all day Sunday!

I know between that and the rugby on Saturday, my marriage did well to survive. Of course she did go to a shopping centre for a few hours so will probably be paying for that...Where do SF stand on not paying credit card bills?

 

[Firefly]

I know between that and the rugby on Saturday, my marriage did will to survive. Of course she did go to a shopping centre for a few hours will probably be paying for that...Where do SF stand on not paying credit card bills?

"Inability to pay" should see you right.

 

[joe sod]

I think it was a bad move by Leo Varadker , what was he thinking? it backfired on him, it contributed alot to Sinn Fein getting that vote and the decimation of the fine gael and fine fail vote

 

[Purple]

I think it was a bad move by Leo Varadker , what was he thinking? it backfired on him, it contributed alot to Sinn Fein getting that vote and the decimation of the fine gael and fine fail vote

I don't think it was the Saturday voting what done him in.

 

[Thirsty]

High time we moved to a non-school day in my opinion, delighted to see it finally happen. As for low turn out - bring in mandatory voting per the Australian model.

 

[mathepac]

I gotta say "Yay". I was surprised at the low turnout though as locally the polling station (please note the singular - I voted early but not often!) seemed busier than usual.

 

[odyssey06]

High time we moved to a non-school day in my opinion, delighted to see it finally happen. As for low turn out - bring in mandatory voting per the Australian model.

Eh, are you sure about that one... people voting who couldn't even bother to vote voluntarily, I don't think their votes would help the stability of the country.

 

[Thirsty]

works in Oz

 

[Purple]

works in Oz

At the moment working class people vote for centre left parties like FF and FG. Welfare class people (those who derive all or a sizable proportion of their income from welfare payments) tend to support far left like SF/PBP/assorted nutter but those people tend not to vote. I'm happy with that scenario.