Name of the Organization : Ireland Local Authority
Type of Facility : Registering To Vote
Country: Ireland
Website : https://www.checktheregister.ie/
Download Forms : https://www.checktheregister.ie/
Registering To Vote:
In order to vote in an election or referendum in Ireland, you must be registered to vote.
Related : Local Authority Check the Register of Electors Ireland : www.statusin.org/7177.html
Being registered to vote means that you can participate in deciding who represents you at local government level, national government level and European government level.
Correcting your details in the draft Register:
If you need to add your name or change your entry in the draft Register, you can do this up to 25 November each year. You must fill in form RFA1 for the draft Register. You can get an RFA1 form from your local post office or public library. Forms are also available from your local authority and this is where completed forms should be returned to.
If you are applying because you have moved to a new address, you should include this information and your former address so that you can be removed from the register for that area.
The amended Register of Electors is published on 1 February and comes into force on 15 February.
The supplement to the Register of Electors:
If your name is not on the Register of Electors in February, you may still make an application to be included in a supplement to the Register on form RFA2. You can make this application at any time, but in order to be included in the supplement used at an election, your application must be received by your local authority at least 15 days before polling day (Sundays, public holidays and Good Friday are not counted as days for this purpose).
You are eligible for inclusion in the supplement to the Register of Electors on or after the day on which you reach 18 years of age. You can be included if this birthday falls after the closing date for applications but is on or before polling day. If you are within this category, you should accompany your application with a copy of your birth certificate.
You can apply for inclusion on the supplement as a result of changing address on form RFA3. This will also remove you from the register for your previous address.
The Electoral Register and direct marketing:
Local authorities publish two versions of the Register of Electors: the full register and the edited register.
The Full Register lists everyone who is entitled to vote. Once a Full Register has been published, it can only be used for an electoral or other statutory purpose.
The Edited Register contains the names and addresses of those voters who have indicated that their details can be used for other purposes (for example, for direct marketing use by a commercial company or other organisation).
If you do not want your details to be included in the Edited Register, you should tick the “opt out” box on the registration form. If you want your details to be included in the Edited Register, that is, you are happy that commercial companies and other organisations will contact you with direct marketing, you should leave the “opt out” box blank.
If you do not tick the “opt out” box, it is assumed that you want your details to be included in the Edited Register, if you do not wish your details to appear on the Edited Register tick the “opt out” box.
It is an offence for an organisation/commercial body to contact someone from the full electoral register for direct marketing purposes. This was set down in law under Section 32 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001. Find out more about how to deal with unsolicited direct marketing material in Ireland.
Who can vote in elections and referenda?:
The type of election you can vote in depends on your citizenship.The following people are eligible to vote:
** Irish citizens can vote in every election and referendum
** British citizens may vote at Dáil, European and local elections
** Other EU citizens may vote at European and local elections(*)
** Non-EU citizens can vote at local elections only.
(*)If you are an EU citizen, other than an Irish or British citizen, and you were not registered to vote in previous European elections in Ireland, you must also complete a declaration, Form EP1, to guard against double voting in the election. The local council will register you to vote in your local constituency and send the information in your declaration to your home EU Member State. You can also get the form from your local authority
How to apply:
Application forms for inclusion on the Electoral Register, Special Voters List, Postal Voters List and the amended Electoral Register are available from all local authorities, post offices and public libraries.
Completed forms must be returned to your local authority.