Upwards of 35,000 students throughout Ireland were registered as new voters ahead of the marriage equality referendum—we personally accounted for over 20% of that total registration.
As the referendum approached, we focused on getting out the largest possible number of student voters for the day. A video driving home the importance of 18-35 year olds to the overall success of Yes Equality was produced by Students’ Union staff and was widely shared by other universities & members of the Yes campaign.
We left the office late on May 22nd after a day spent on electronic devices texting, messaging & emailing everyone we knew to see if they voted and checking Twitter for turnout updates.