Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed)

2:15 pm

Ms Mairead Ahern:

Some of the most disappointed voters who appear at polling stations on the day are new Irish citizens. Some people may not be aware of what I mean, but there is an L mark beside their name on the list. This means they can only vote in the local elections. Some of these people have recently gone through the Irish citizenship ceremony. I wonder whether it would be possible for those people to be notified and for that database to be available to the local authorities to verify the change of status.

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