Dáil debates

Tuesday, 27 February 2007

4:00 pm

Photo of Arthur MorganArthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I acknowledge the hard work of many local authorities in trying to keep the electoral register right and in tidying up the mess that resulted from years of under-resourcing. There is a short timeframe during which people can apply for inclusion on the supplementary register. Would the Minister consider changing the format of the supplementary register whereby people could apply to a local authority and then appeal to the county registrar, pending the introduction of a rolling register? I would rather see a rolling register than the current fixed-time process. Given the turmoil we have come through, there are many people who are entitled to vote but who are not yet on the register. In order to facilitate them, the Minister should change the format for applying for inclusion on the supplementary register. That would offer an opportunity for such people to exercise their franchise.

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