James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I agree with Senator Dardis. The electoral register shows letters beside certain names indicating that a person may vote in some elections but not in others. The key to what each letter means is found on the cover of the register. The explanation is often vague and difficult to interpret. I understand how a presiding officer might be confused about a person's voting entitlement. A clearer book of instructions should be issued to presiding officers and such situations explained during the training process. Similar clarification should also be circulated to political parties. Parts of constituencies are sometimes in adjoining counties and names of voters are found in different parts of the registers. This causes confusion and needs to be examined.