Was there a low Turnout?

[Purple]

Was there really a low turnout or is the electoral register hopelessly out of date?

 

[JoeRoberts]

Seems to be an issue. Are yhe register

 

[JoeRoberts]

Are the registers used for re setting boundaries ?

 

[Protocol]

There are continued, persistent problems wit the registers.

Register could be off by 500,000 names - commission​

Register could be off by 500,000 names - commission

The head of the electoral body, An Coimisún Toghcháin, has acknowledged that the electoral register is "not as accurate as it should be" and that there could be as many as 500,000 people who should not be on it.

www.rte.ie

 

[Leo]

Are the registers used for re setting boundaries ?

Boundaries are based on total population (Census) data, not just those registered to vote.

 

[Peanuts20]

For starters, I got 2 polling cards this time, no idea why, both to the same address.

Registers are dependent on each county, doesn't seem to be centralised at all and I'd say a fair few people on their are dead. I'm not sure how often it gets updated with the list of dead people in the county.

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

Registers are dependent on each county, doesn't seem to be centralised at all and I'd say a fair few people on their are dead.

When I was a boy in West Belfast SF had the cemetery vote sewn up.

 

[michaelm]

Was there really a low turnout or is the electoral register hopelessly out of date?

Both I'd venture. I suspect that a lot of younger people didn't bother to vote.

 

[Peanuts20]

Both I'd venture. I suspect that a lot of younger people didn't bother to vote.

In fairness, a Friday probably didn't help, especially for those away in college and having to travel home for it. Hence why I think it should be over 2 days. Although I presume that would mean Gardai and/or the Army would have to protect each polling station over night

 

[Leper]

If some TD or Minister could table a motion that the voting age should be raised to thirty-five thereby denying the vote to all those under thirtyfive, I guarantee we’d have an immediate increase in election turnout.

 

[Conan]

But it won’t stop those who didn’t vote from complaining about the election result or the decisions made by whatever Government emerges.

 

[Duke of Marmalade]

I thought the ballot paper was quite decorative, I was tempted just to take it away.