terrysgirl33
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You don't need the actual voting card to vote. Once you're on the register and you have some ID, you can vote.
I'm no expert, but I'd imagine that they are a useful reminder for many people about the fact that the election is happening, the date of the election, the location of the polling station, the opening hours of the polling station etc. I'd guess that stopping the cards could dramatically reduce the turnout figures.So why does the state waste a fortune printing them and sending them out?
Being an Irish citizen (also living in Ireland I guess?) and on the election register.What entitles you to be a voter in the presidential elections?
Yes as far as I know - unless they also happen to be Irish citizens resident here.Are British passport holders excluded?
All Irish citizens entered on the current electoral register are eligible to vote.[1][4] While both Irish and UK citizens resident in the state may vote in elections to Dáil Éireann (the lower house of parliament), only Irish citizens of at least eighteen years of age may vote in the election of the President.
I'm British and I got a voting card. My British friends also got them. A common factor is we're all (3 of us) married to Irish men.
Have to say I'm surprised myself but there you go.
I'm British and I got a voting card. My British friends also got them. A common factor is we're all (3 of us) married to Irish men.
Have to say I'm surprised myself but there you go.
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