Didnt vote, dont care

IvaBigWun

I had a really busy day on today and simply didnt get around to voting. The confusing way the whole explanation of the Treaty was put together simply put me off doing it too.

Did anyone simply not vote and not care that they didnt vote?

Giblet

Don't complain about the result then

mahamageehad

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!! And some people out there might say this is my own fault but out of me and my 6 close friends who all turned 18 in the past year or less, none of us registered yet 3 out of the 7 still received polling cards.

Absolutely disgusted. (they need to invent a disgusted smiley!!)

kaki

mahamageehad wrote: »

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!! And some people out there might say this is my own fault but out of me and my 6 close friends who all turned 18 in the past year or less, none of us registered yet 3 out of the 7 still received polling cards.

Absolutely disgusted. (they need to invent a disgusted smiley!!)

God, that sucks. Normally I think the government is obliged to send out documentation to anyone who turns 18 close to an election. Never arrived for me, so I had to get the form, go to a garda station, go to city hall by myself.

I'd actually imagine that a large portion of "youngsters" who'd otherwise want to vote might not be able to this time round.

Epic Tissue

I know a good few 18 year olds, who aren't registered but can't vote.

ontopic, I voted, you should too! (there is still time!)

MooseJam

i voted yes

Steve_o

The Hitcher wrote: »

Don't complain about the result then

+1

I voted yes

mikemac

mahamageehad wrote: »

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But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!! And some people out there might say this is my own fault

Ah, blame the government for everything :rolleyes:

I've a secret for you, the government has a website and they gave it a complicated name for people in your situation.

http://www.checktheregister.ie

Are You Registered to Vote? Check the Register in your local area online NOW!

Checking the Electoral Register for your area has never been easier!

TeletextPear

i didnt vote because i live about a four hour drive away from my hometown and didnt really have the time to head home for it. would have voted no tho

Random

micmclo wrote: »

Ah, blame the government for everything :rolleyes:

I've a secret for you, the government has a website and they gave it a complicated name for people in your situation.

http://www.checktheregister.ie

It's hardly an intuitive domain name that you just type in but nevermind

I didn't vote because nobody can explain it to me.

godtabh

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I had a really busy day on today and simply didnt get around to voting. The confusing way the whole explanation of the Treaty was put together simply put me off doing it too.

Did anyone simply not vote and not care that they didnt vote?

You can still vote cant you?

Random

True, closes @ 10pm around my neck of the woods !

eoin2nc

mahamageehad wrote: »

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!! And some people out there might say this is my own fault but out of me and my 6 close friends who all turned 18 in the past year or less, none of us registered yet 3 out of the 7 still received polling cards.

Absolutely disgusted. (they need to invent a disgusted smiley!!)

Eh actually Ive seen plenty of ads in papers ect asking people to register to vote

AckwelFoley

you should vote and you should care.


I voted yes.

The yes side will win. Ive said it for the last month. Watch this space.

Melion

Im 24, have no idea what its all about and am not registered to vote anyway

IvaBigWun

kearnsr wrote: »

You can still vote cant you?

I could but this DVD wont watch itself

flanum

thats a terrible attitude.... do you not care about your own life?? would you prefer others to make your decisions for you? surely if somebody doesnt understand something then they should reject it... maybe reject it until it has been presented to them in the future at some stage when it has been better explained? would this not obviously equate a no vote then? if you dont understand something then dont accept it!!!!!

godtabh

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I could but this DVD wont watch itself

Yeah it will. Just let it play

Random

Vote no because I don't understand something? That doesn't make sense. I might be voting against something that's good for me then.

Safer bet to just abstain I reckon.

++ edit
Although I guess one could argue if I like it how it is then a yes is probably gonna change it so I should vote no to prevent it.

But there's too much thought involved here in this whole process.

gixerfixer

Voted No myself.Just said on the radio there that the exit polls show a slight No winning margain at present.:)

Steve_o

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I could but this DVD wont watch itself

Maybe its just me but you should vote... i dont find this attitude funny tbh.

IvaBigWun

Im not been funny. The propaganda to "explain" the treaty was purposely confusing imho. For every Pro there was a contradicting Con, and Ive a degree so its not from lack of intelligence or cop-on. I would rather abstain from something I didnt understand is all.

I could always go down to the polls and flip a coin if it'll make you happy?

ruskin

watch this, and if u are near a polling station, get out before 10


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpxTHMikzXA


VOTE NO

Krieg

I thought this thread was for those who couldnt be arsed voting, so we could discuss our superiority over those who exercise their democratic right to vote?

Ghost Train

Talking to someone earlier we were both voting differently, but for basically the same reason. Would rather see some one abstain than vote no(or yes) because they don't fully understand it.. its never going to be fully understandable, no one knows for certain which result will be better for the country and for europe as a whole long term

but then its everyones right to vote, so if you have a feeling (based on all the discussion thats gone on) one way or the other you should try and vote

galwayrush

I've always voted before now , haven't missed a vote in anything in 24 years, but this time i abstained because i honestly didn't understand the Yes or No sides.

KnifeWRENCH

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Im not been funny. The propaganda to "explain" the treaty was purposely confusing imho. For every Pro there was a contradicting Con, and Ive a degree so its not from lack of intelligence or cop-on. I would rather abstain from something I didnt understand is all.

I could always go down to the polls and flip a coin if it'll make you happy?

Just do what I did: read the booklet by the Independent Referendum Commission, and ignpre all the propaganda.
You still have about 20 mins to vote.....go on!!

I voted No btw.

Sherifu

IvaBigWun wrote: »

I could but this DVD wont watch itself

That's as lame as posting for a reaction.

IvaBigWun

Now let me see ...



Schindler's List or True Lies?

Hmmmm.

taidghbaby

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Now let me see ...



Schindler's List or True Lies?

Hmmmm.

stir stir

MissHoneyBun

snyper wrote: »

you should vote and you should care

Who died and made you Polling Police? :rolleyes:

IvaBigWun

True Lies it is!

Sam Vimes

mahamageehad wrote: »

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote

seriously? in all your 18 years you never realised that you have to register to vote? there have been ads for it in the newspapers. there was a massive scandal over the state of the register last year during the general elections. it's even been mentioned in the simpsons!!!

irlirishkev

eolhc wrote: »

Talking to someone earlier we were both voting differently, but for basically the same reason. Would rather see some one abstain than vote no(or yes) because they don't fully understand it.. its never going to be fully understandable, no one knows for certain which result will be better for the country and for europe as a whole long term

but then its everyones right to vote, so if you have a feeling (based on all the discussion thats gone on) one way or the other you should try and vote

I didn't vote today. And I'm annoyed about it. I read up on the Treaty, then read up on the YES and NO campaigns.. still didn't fully understand what it's all about, so I couldn't make a proper educated decision. It's the first time I haven't voted since I turned 18 (13 years ago!).

Alessandra

We are perfectly entitled to abstain from voting. Why should we be pressured into excercising our vote? Perfectly happy to leave it up to the rest of society on this occasion and have voted in every other election/referendum local/national/european since my 18th. I have quite a good knowledge of both sides of the Lisbon Treaty argument but remained totally perplexed as to which way to go. That and I couldn't actually get to my home town for the day. Thursdays are awful days to have elections. :mad:

Xavi6

If I was in Ireland I would have spoiled my vote. The whole thing is pissin me off at this stage, and I'm outside the country.

I didn't vote*



*because I couldn't vote!

FunkZ

Ah I knew I had something to do. If YES goes through I'll be pissed off!

davyjose

irlirishkev wrote: »

I didn't vote today. And I'm annoyed about it. I read up on the Treaty, then read up on the YES and NO campaigns.. still didn't fully understand what it's all about, so I couldn't make a proper educated decision. It's the first time I haven't voted since I turned 18 (13 years ago!).

That's exactly why I voted no. I voted for NO CHANGE, because I didn't know what was changing.

leninbenjamin

davyjose wrote: »

That's exactly why I voted no. I voted for NO CHANGE, because I didn't know what was changing.

to think of it as "no change" is incorrect. we've already signed up to a raft of changes that have yet to be implemented that Lisbon modified or delayed. anyway the point is moot at this stage except to say if you don't understand something you're better off not voting. you may regret it otherwise.

Reku

I did vote but I know loads who didn't and certainly didn't care about not voting, they just felt too confused as to what the whole thing meant.

mental07

mahamageehad wrote: »

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!!

For the love of God. You've a mind of your own, don't you? The government can't spoon-feed you everything. Of course you have to register to vote! I never use this, but :rolleyes:

Agent Smith

I voted yes, because frankly, you're worth it!

pickarooney

For those complaining that the treaty was too complicated for them to understand and vote sensibly on, would you have complained if the government had just gone ahead and ratified it like other governments did? At least that way the people making the decision would be those who have at least a cursory knowledge of the subject rather than a half-million coin-tossers.

AnonoBoy

mahamageehad wrote: »

noone actually told me i had to register to vote

How else do you think you get on the register? Seriously kid. You have nobody to blame but yourself.

keen

snyper wrote: »

you should vote and you should care.


I voted yes.

The yes side will win. Ive said it for the last month. Watch this space.

Why so sure? All polls pointing to a no thus far.

beautiation

I didn't care which side won, but I was going to vote yes to counteract one of the many people voting no for stupid shallow, false reasons. Then as the day approached I realised there were just as many of that type voting yes, so decided to abstain. The only result I cared about was the low turnout, which I see as a very very good thing indeed in this case. Hopefully it was due to conscientious abstainers rather than laziness.

zuutroy

Have never voted...doubt I ever will...don't really care who makes all the minor decisions that have very little impact on my life...good luck to 'em.

ojewriej

mahamageehad wrote: »

i wanted to vote....i was guna give em a resounding
NO!
But due to the idiotic way this country is run, noone actually told me i had to register to vote until i went up to the council asking why i didnt get a polling card!! And some people out there might say this is my own fault but out of me and my 6 close friends who all turned 18 in the past year or less, none of us registered yet 3 out of the 7 still received polling cards.

Absolutely disgusted. (they need to invent a disgusted smiley!!)

Perfect example of the responsibility shifting culture we have.

Only explanation why you wouldn't know that you have to register is that you didn't care. I'm not even irish, and I know that you have to register.

You sound like a kind of person who will sue McDonalds because they got fat after eating it everyday. On the other hand, thanks to people like that, we have gems like "don't stop the chain with you penis" warnings on the chainsaw, so that redeems them a little bit i suppose.

As for people moaning about propaganda and not explaining enough - treaty was widely available in both full and simplified versions, so why didn't you read it and made you own mind up? You can't expect "the man" to do everything for you.

invincibleirish

What a joke, the people who benefited most from the EU & The Celtic tiger are now too lazy to vote one way or the other, and no doubt will be the first to complain about lazy politicians, you are the ones who can kick them out and change things, get off your lazy asses and vote!

Kur4mA

+1 Didn't vote either and couldn't give a ****e tbh.