Religious Schools not suitable as Polling Stations

[Luachara]

Religious Schools not suitable as Polling Stations.

Our State has been very reliant on using Schools as Polling Stations. At some stage we are likely to have a referendum on abortion which is just one issue in which the type and location of polling stations could influence the outcome of a vote.

I have seen in local elections how some candidates use emotive issues to stoke support with conservative elements of the electorate even though Loal authorities have very little to do with Pro Life/ Pro Choice issues.

In the same way candidates of minorty religions and no religion are disadvantaged by the practice of holding polls in religious ethos schools which have much catholic iconography.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...-suggests.html

[neiphin]

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[wilting]

No schools should be used as polling states at all, given it forces them to close for a day.

But it is an interesting point.

[Hitch 22]

?????

[sic transit]

They are buildings with rooms and there are lots of them in convenient locations so what exactly is your point? Do you really think that voters engage in this type of esoteric reflection when they vote?

[Luachara]

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What does two dots mean?

[Warrior of Destiny]

. . . The f**k is this?

[Luachara]

They are buildings with rooms and there are lots of them in convenient locations so what exactly is your point? Do you really think that voters engage in this type of esoteric reflection when they vote?

If only a small percentage did it would be a problem

[RepublicOfLuas]

Religious Schools not suitable as Polling Stations.

Our State has been very reliant on using Schools as Polling Stations. At some State we are likely to have a referendum on abortion which is just one issue in which th etype and location of polling stations could influence the outcome of a vote.

I have seen in local elections how some candidates use emotive issues to stoke support with conservative elements of the electorate even though Loal authorities have very little to do with Pro Life/ Pro Choice issues.

In the same way candidates of minorty religions and no religion are disadvantaged by the practice of holding polls in religious ethos schools which have much catholic iconography.

The location of the polling station has no bearing on the vote cast by the voter....

[Dylan2010]

our local one has a big jesus on cross, imagine the scene in the blues brothers, no cops needed. Must remember to hang a little sign that says "what would Jesus do"