Written answers

Thursday, 26 February 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Election Management System

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the increase in the number of naturalised citizens, if he will issue guidelines to polling staff, in the upcoming referenda, to allow those listed on the electoral register, as non-Irish citizens, to vote, where they can produce evidence of their citizenship, such as a passport, or certificate of naturalisation, at the polling station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8517/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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Under section 111(1) of the Electoral Act 1992, as applied to the taking of a poll at a referendum bysection 32 of the Referendum Act 1994,only a person whose name is on the register of presidential electors for the time being in force for a constituency is entitled to vote at a referendum in that constituency. There is no provision in law for making changes to the register of electors at a polling station.

Under section 15(1) of the Electoral Act 1992,anyone who was entitled on the qualifying date – 1 September in the year priorto the register coming into force - to register as a presidential elector under section 7 of the Electoral Act 1992,but whohas not done so, canapply for inclusionin the supplement to the register.

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