Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----little quibbles get in the way and change the discourse in a referendum campaign.

Politicians use the electoral register, which is clearly in rag order. If one looks at how it is compiled in many places, one finds that the names and addresses often do not match up. I visited New York to observe the recent presidential election. I was struck by the fact that the US and Irish electoral registers were not different in some areas. The US has an absentee ballot system. How would we introduce this type of voting for a presidential election? Senator Colm Burke referred to an electoral college system and having a balanced distribution of voting weights. Is this option being considered or would one have a straight vote?

It is not possible to do this in two weeks. For this reason, it is important-----