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Sam Boal via RollingNews.ie
The Daily PollPoll: Are you happy the General Election is being held on a Saturday?
Next month’s election will be the first Saturday election since 1918.
WE (FINALLY) HAVE a date for this year’s General Election – it’s taking place on Saturday, 8 February.
Usually, elections take place on a Friday, but this will be the first Saturday election since 1918, one of the key elections in Irish history.
There is a more recent precedent for referendums to be held on Saturdays. The Nice referendum in 2002 was held on a Saturday, as was the Children’s Referendum in 2012.
However, traditionally polling day in Ireland has been on a weekday.
TheJournal.ie understands that the Saturday date was selected so that families don’t need to take time off work to look after children if schools – often used as polling stations – are closed.
So, today we want to know: Are you happy the General Election is being held on a Saturday?
Poll Results:
Yes (10301)
No (2318)
I'm not sure / no opinion (1642)
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