Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 48:

In page 45, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), research commissioned or conducted under that subsection may include research on—

(a) best practice standards in the taking of opinion polls, and voter education in relation to opinion polls,

(b) best practice standards in relation to a framework for broadcast election debates, including a possible regulatory framework, in order to secure both fairness and impartiality,

(c) mandatory voting,

(d) lowering the voting age,

(e) further extending the franchise in respect of non-citizens in the State, and

(f) further extending the franchise in respect of citizens outside the State.".