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Exit poll: The post referendum thread. No electioneering.

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  • #152
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    eviltwin wrote: »
    My daughter arrived from Tokyo this morning, voted Yes and is back at the airport ready to fly back.

    My brother and his wife arrive back later from Israel to vote Yes.

    Husbag's family back from the UK to vote Yes.

    The effort and sacrifice people are making to be here is humbling.

    "Husbag" is my favourite new word.


  • #153
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,749 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Donnielighto wrote: »
    How long are they away on holidays?

    If they don't live here they shouldn't be voting here.

    I'm home for the week to vote.
    And I am entitled to.


  • #154
    Nettle Soup
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭Nettle Soup


    Donnielighto wrote: »
    How long are they away on holidays?

    If they don't live here they shouldn't be voting here.

    Nonsense.

    Under the 1992 Electoral Act, Irish citizens who have left Ireland for no longer than 18 months are still entitled to vote


  • #155
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Donnielighto wrote: »
    How long are they away on holidays?

    If they don't live here they shouldn't be voting here.

    Well my daughter is only away for the year so she's eligible.

    Brother and his wife work abroad but spend 4-5 months of the year here

    The in-laws all live in the UK but they still have family here and I guess they want to do their bit to support their loved ones.


  • #156
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭c68zapdsm5i1ru


    Donnielighto wrote: »
    How long are they away on holidays?

    If they don't live here they shouldn't be voting here.

    I think if they've been out of the country for less than 18 months they're entitled to vote.

    However voting cards have been issued to people who don't qualify. Please don't encourage them to use them as that could leave the result open to a legal challenge.


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  • #157
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    cagefactor wrote: »
    I find this sorta mad to be honest. what a waste of money. If they aren't living here then what's it got to do with them

    Perhaps it's personal, perhaps it really really matters.


  • #158
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭c68zapdsm5i1ru


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Well my daughter is only away for the year so she's eligible.

    Brother and his wife work abroad but spend 4-5 months of the year here

    The in-laws all live in the UK but they still have family here and I guess they want to do their bit to support their loved ones.

    But surely that means they're not entitled to vote?


  • #159
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    pone2012 wrote: »
    Thats the biggest load of nonsense I've ever read, nobody has to have an opinion because you say say they do

    Someone has the right not to vote if they wish. I can bet you any amount of money there's a huge chunk of liberals and conservatives who ran around screaming and parading regards SSM, yet completely ignored the children's referendum that was in close proximity. Indeed, there was no #hometovote for that one...

    Ironic, given they are our most vulnerable members of society.

    Not trendy enough.


  • #160
    Sin City
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,375 ✭✭✭Sin City


    Thats a TA for Mna from me


  • #161
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Yes!


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  • #162
    pumpkin4life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭pumpkin4life


    What the Yes side will do if the No group wins:

    giphy.gif

    #womansecondclass


  • #163
    AtomicHorror
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,888 ✭✭✭AtomicHorror


    Donnielighto wrote: »
    How long are they away on holidays?

    If they don't live here they shouldn't be voting here.

    If they lived here before and plan to, even possibly, again, they have a right and would be fools not to take an interest in their home.

    What I suspect you don't like is that the people open-minded enough to see the world are much much more likely to vote yes.


  • #164
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,725 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    cagefactor wrote: »
    I find this sorta mad to be honest. what a waste of money. If they aren't living here then what's it got to do with them

    Idk about you, but the abortion laws in Ireland were certainly one of many push factors against me wanting to stay in the long term. I can only imagine that’s true for Irish citizens as well.


  • #165
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Hector Bellend wrote: »
    I'm saying it.

    I voted NO.

    And guess what, I don't give a whiny rats ass what any of you think about it.

    While I may disagree on how someone votes I'll fight to the death to allow someone to have that right


  • #166
    blanch152
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,851 ✭✭✭✭blanch152


    Hector Bellend wrote: »
    This votes seems rather brexit-ish to me.

    In the sense that we are being a straight yes or no vote.

    I'm very much open to correction but why wasnt the legislation drafted before the vote

    We could then see what we are actually voting for..

    We vote on referenda, the Oireachtas votes on legislation.


  • #167
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Queued up for an almost hour to vote only for the girl to point out that I was in Argos.


  • #168
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,881 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Pro choice on everything. Voted Yes.


  • #169
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    cagefactor wrote: »
    I find this sorta mad to be honest. what a waste of money. If they aren't living here then what's it got to do with them

    She does live here. She's doing a years study there but is home for good in the summer.

    I paid for her flights with my holiday fund. I don't see it as a waste, her Yes is more important than a week in the sun. I'm happy to sacrifice a holiday if it means this thing gets consigned to history.


  • #170
    Silver Breeze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 110 ✭✭Silver Breeze


    Voted YES


  • #171
    LeinsterDub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    QueenRizla wrote: »
    Would it be a big deal to send a notification of removal to that address to allow people to reregister at a new one? Instead of finding out when polling card didn’t arrive? People are not going to automatically check the register if after so many years and active they would assume they are still on it!

    What's the point sending a notification the person no longer lives there . That's the entire point. If your no longer live at the address you're registered you should assume your not registered and transfer your vote to your new address.


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  • #172
    ELM327
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,106 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    eviltwin wrote: »
    My daughter arrived from Tokyo this morning, voted Yes and is back at the airport ready to fly back.

    My brother and his wife arrive back later from Israel to vote Yes.

    Husbag's family back from the UK to vote Yes.

    The effort and sacrifice people are making to be here is humbling.
    The girl coming from Bali on one of the facebook pages is really overpowering, along with all the other stories, the sheer support to counteract the no votes.
    The photos from Dublin Airport this morning and last night, all the repeal and together for yes flags and tshirts. Comeon Ireland. Your time is now :)

    I'm copying a great quote i saw on this thread. Tá for Mná!!


  • #173
    Shurimgreat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,133 ✭✭✭Shurimgreat


    I will be voting No to unrestricted abortion on demand up to 12 weeks which is what the proposed legislation facilitates.


  • #174
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Mavis Some Insignia wrote: »
    But surely that means they're not entitled to vote?

    they have voting cards and they voted. they are adults do it's their choice and I love choice


  • #175
    Melodeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,622 ✭✭✭Melodeon


    A YES from me, and my elderly mother tells me she too voted YES.


  • #176
    cagefactor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 307 ✭✭cagefactor


    Overheal wrote: »
    Idk about you, but the abortion laws in Ireland were certainly one of many push factors against me wanting to stay in the long term. I can only imagine that’s true for Irish citizens as well.

    So if you can get an abortion or not is high up your list of criteria for choosing where to live. The mind boggles and I am a Yes voter.


  • #177
    retro:electro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    A no brainier for me. Easiest Yes I’ve ever given.


  • #178
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,666 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    Hector Bellend wrote: »
    This votes seems rather brexit-ish to me.

    In the sense that we are being a straight yes or no vote.

    I'm very much open to correction but why wasnt the legislation drafted before the vote

    We could then see what we are actually voting for..

    Because you're not voting for the legislation. You're voting simply to repeal the 8th amendment.


  • #179
    Larbre34
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,433 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Nettle Soup wrote: »
    Nonsense.

    Under the 1992 Electoral Act, Irish citizens who have left Ireland for no longer than 18 months are still entitled to vote

    I knew this, but I must say Im aware of plenty of folk personally who are coming home to vote that have been living permanently out of Ireland for far longer than 18 months. They usually get their parents to keep them registered at the home place whenever the register is updated each year.

    I know too these folk will be a much greater mass of Yes than No voters, but all the same it has to be stopped. It makes a mockery of the electoral act and true representative democracy.

    There should be a heavy fine for anyone who attests to someone being resident in a home when they arent, just so they can vote illegally.


  • #180
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    Yes, but this poll is going to bear no resemblance whatsoever to the end result. I've seen it before when Boards have held these sorts of polls. The boardsies demographic is not reflective of the general public.


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  • #181
    showpony1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭showpony1


    I enjoyed "influencers" on their social media stories today reminding US not to take selfies/photos while inside the polling stations of we would spoil our votes!


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