Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I have a question on the digital registration process for people who can register remotely or online. Rule 28 says something along the lines of "where practicable". Does Dr. Suiter or Dr. Reidy have any concerns about the way that is written? Does this refer to it being practicable for the person register online or remotely or practicable for the local authority to enable it? We all know that many local authorities are better resourced to deal with that than others and I wonder whether that would create a division among local authorities with some people being able to digitally register.
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