Elections and Voting

Register of Electors Contacts:

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to appear on the Register, a person must be at least 18 years of age on polling day.

He or she must have been ordinarily resident at the address at which you wish to be registered. A voter may be registered at one address only.

Persons wishing to have their names added to, amended on or deleted from the voting register must complete the relevant forms.

(These forms will be available to be downloaded from the "Forms" side-bar on the left shortly).

Eligibility for Postal Votes:

If, because of any of the circumstances listed below, you cannot go to your polling station on polling day, you may apply for entry on the Postal and Special Voters Lists

(a)  If you have a physical illness or disability and are ordinarily resident in a hospital, nursing home or similar facility, you may apply for entry on the Special Voters List. 

(b)  If you have a physical illness or disability, and are ordinarily resident at your home address, you may apply for entry on the Postal Voters List

(c)  If the circumstance of your occupation means that you may have difficulty attending at your polling station on the day of a poll you may apply for entry on the Postal Voters List. 

(d)  If you are undertaking a full-time, third-level course of study at an educational institution in the state, you may apply for entry on the Postal Voters List. 

Inclusion Ireland guide to Voting

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