Registering to vote?

Random

Right - where do I go to get myself on the voting register? Is there a website? Postal address? Somewhere with info?


Thanks a lot!

Dave!

Someone from the council came around to my house a month or so ago, and updated the register. I presume that's happening nationwide!

Other than that, you have to get a form (which you can get from the local library and probably other places), fill it in, and give it in somewhere or post it off.

AlienGav

Now, politics aside, are there any advantages in not being registered to vote?;)

Ruu_Old

This should have all the information you need.

Random

Cheers Ruu - looks like the right info!

Random

Where do I bloody well post this too? I'd rather put it in an envelope !

Mushy

Cant ya not just go down to the local Garda station? Iv been on that register a full week now:)

Random

Mushy wrote:

Cant ya not just go down to the local Garda station? Iv been on that register a full week now:)

Can you do that? Just go down to the Garda station and apply there?

netwhizkid

I got my self on the register yesterday and changed my family details as they had my mothers name spelt wrong as well as the family surname wrong.

Kerry County Council has a facility to check the register online see here you can check = to see if are on the register as I did only to find out I wasn't. This only works for people in Kerry but various other County Councils offer the same facilty.

Random

Might be worth looking at also, cheers netwhizkid.

Nevyn

AlienGav wrote:

Now, politics aside, are there any advantages in not being registered to vote?;)

Politians look at the number of people registered to vote in a area/estate and tailor how much work they do for that area accordingly.

Larry David

AlienGav wrote:

Now, politics aside, are there any advantages in not being registered to vote?;)

Like?

monkeyfudge

AlienGav wrote:

Now, politics aside, are there any advantages in not being registered to vote?;)

You won't get called for jury duty if you're not registered.

Mushy

ciaranfo wrote:

Can you do that? Just go down to the Garda station and apply there?

As far as I know, im sure ya can. My mother said something about doing that but i was already on it so i was devoid of the hassle

Brian017

kilkennycoco.ie says I'm not on the register even though a guy came around and took my details.

tSubh Dearg

The guy who came around to our house from Dublin Co Council gave us a form to fill out too as well as checking our details on the current list. He said we just had to stick it in the post once we'd filled out the details. Maybe you got something similar? It was a free post thing.

Sam Vimes

my mother added me to the register when someone came around to update it. i didn't have to do anything

Mossy Monk

why are some people registered automatically?

for example, i never had to register but my brother did

Pigman II

AlienGav wrote:

Now, politics aside, are there any advantages in not being registered to vote?;)

Yes. Dumb people won't think you're fruity.

Random

For anyone else in Fingal county council area - http://www.fingalcoco.ie/YourLocalCouncil/Services/CorporateServices/Elections/CurrentcampaigntoupdatetheRegisterofElector/#d.en.4126

constitutionus

theres a big push to get people registered now so its probably easier. when i moved house i had to get a form signed and stamped by the gardai and then go to my local county council offices and leave it in with a girl there. the guy came and went in my area (oddly enough thinking that nowadays someone'll actually be in the house instead of working his ass off to pay the mortgage on it:rolleyes: ) but he did leave a self sealing form on which i put the names of the people eligable to vote and then posted it off.

at least i didnt need my passport this time

Dave!

Why is it not an opt-out thing for voting? ie. once you turn 18, you automatically go on the register, and if you don't want to be on it for whatever reason, you opt out.

Woulda thought that would make sense!

RainyDay

DaveMcG wrote:

Why is it not an opt-out thing for voting? ie. once you turn 18, you automatically go on the register, and if you don't want to be on it for whatever reason, you opt out.

Woulda thought that would make sense!

How would expect the Government to know where you live?

Brian017 wrote:

kilkennycoco.ie says I'm not on the register even though a guy came around and took my details.

Probably a timing issue - The register is only updated twice a year, so the odds are the update from the guy who took your details hasn't gone through yet.