Who took my name off the voters' register?

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Been registered since voting age in the same area of east clare, where I have lived since birth. I went abroad for a couple of years, 2-3 years, and suddenly someone somewhere has the power to remove my right to vote, by unlisting me in that short space of time. Who has the power to do so? I would like to sue them personally. I could, should re-register, but what mini-god like creature sees that as their unequivocal right? That is not a long period of time and I have voted in all elections. So who decides?
 
Somebody from the Council comes round every year knocking on doors updating the electoral register. Somebody must have told them that you had emigrated so your name was taken off the register.
 
If you were out of the country for 2 or 3 years then you removed in accordance with the Electoral Act 1992. All legal and correct.
 
You left the country and you want to sue someone. Surely it was correct you were removed, it's a sign of the system working. And it's probably up to an individual to ensure they are on the electoral register.
 
Delighted to see this happening. Constituencies are set up on the basis of the electoral register (as well as CSO returns), when people aren't living there it gives an incorrect picture of population and skews the voting - 5 seat constituencies that should be 4 seaters remain 5 seaters etc.

It's particularly prevalent amongst people living in cities (primarily Dublin) to keep their "home" address for voting and shouldn't happen. The whole register needs to be cleaned up.

It's not exactly difficult to re-register.
 
Somebody from the Council comes round every year knocking on doors updating the electoral register. Somebody must have told them that you had emigrated so your name was taken off the register.

I've lived in 4 different constituencies in 3 different counties over the last 15 years and no one has ever knocked on my door updating the register.
 
Actually by looking at the thread title - the answer is you yourself removed yourself from the register by not living in the country the past 2/3 years.
 
We have somebody call to the door about once every 2 years updating the register. My son who turned 18 last autumn is now on the register (just checked it online yesterday).
 
Panathon, can you send me on your name and address so I can sue you personally for wasting time with such a question?
 
Except no-one has ever called to the door of the house to update the register and other siblings who are absent from the local area, still retain the right to vote.
 
I also did not say I emigrated, reread my initial posting and I never specified when this period of time was, it certainly was not in the the last 2/3 years and I did not say my absence was a prolonged or complete one.

Never mind, I have received a number of satisfactory responses to my question on another irish based forum, which I won't mention, less the obviously partisan moderator take offence, the quality of responses here has deteriorated hugely
 
Except no-one has ever called to the door of the house to update the register and other siblings who are absent from the local area, still retain the right to vote.

It's most likely a neighbour told them you had emigrated and emigrants do not have the right to vote...yet
 
It's most likely a neighbour told them you had emigrated and emigrants do not have the right to vote...yet
Is that sufficient? I would think the person checking the register would, at the very least, have to call to the house of the person in question and verify what they had been told was true.
 
I decided I should check, and the online system doesn't have me on it. I've never lived outside of a 2-mile radius...
 
dereko1969 - I find your comment very odd. You are 'delighted' that an irish-born citizens right to vote has been removed. I live there. I had some absence from the property - if someone HAD called, they would have been informed that everyone at the address, still lived there, bar some work absence. It's a small country, and an 'incorrect picture of population' extrapolated statistically would have to involve thousands of people in electoral areas deliberately voting in areas where they no longer live to have any confounding effect. Plus that statement is only relevant in terms of party seats. What about general votes on social issues? For all you know I may vote the same way you do. Why would you be delighted my right to vote was removed?

Delighted to see this happening. Constituencies are set up on the basis of the electoral register (as well as CSO returns), when people aren't living there it gives an incorrect picture of population and skews the voting - 5 seat constituencies that should be 4 seaters remain 5 seaters etc.

It's particularly prevalent amongst people living in cities (primarily Dublin) to keep their "home" address for voting and shouldn't happen. The whole register needs to be cleaned up.

It's not exactly difficult to re-register.
 
Leo, as a moderator, I would expect more. The question may be deemed a waste of time by you, but that is an extremely snide, brow-beating response. It is a legitimate question from my perspective and if a person can be ridiculed by a moderator for asking a question on these forums, then the entire premise of 'askaboutmoney.com' is on a slow road to nowhere.

Panathon, can you send me on your name and address so I can sue you personally for wasting time with such a question?
 
Thank you for your response moneybox - and I would say to others on the thread who happily sit with their voting rights unchallenged - can anyone dare suggest that this kind of parochial mechanism of 'cleaning up the register' is legal and falls within the boundaries of any statute unchallenged?

It's most likely a neighbour told them you had emigrated and emigrants do not have the right to vote...yet
 
Checked again and it turns out I am on the register - the council just have my name slightly wrong... I tried the couple of possible variants and one of them found me...

I must say though, some very snide and unhelpful responses on here. Letting yourselves down lads...
 
Leo, as a moderator, I would expect more. The question may be deemed a waste of time by you, but that is an extremely snide, brow-beating response. It is a legitimate question from my perspective and if a person can be ridiculed by a moderator for asking a question on these forums, then the entire premise of 'askaboutmoney.com' is on a slow road to nowhere.

If your first thought is who can I sue, and you feel that is a legitimate question, then you misunderstand the purpose of AAM.
 
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