Has everyone received their polling cards?

dark crystal

I haven't received mine, so on the off chance, just checked the register of electors for Waterford City and I'm not bloody on it!

Now, I voted in the last few general elections/referenda and my address hasn't changed since. No one has called to the house to update the register, nor have I received any forms to update my details since the last GE, so I'm wondering why my name is not appearing there any more.

Is it now too late for me to register my details?? I'll go mad if I can't vote in this election :mad:

dlofnep

Not yet, although I am on the register. Should we have received it by now?

AdMMM

It is too late I'm afraid to be put onto any supplemental register. Would there have been a possibility of you entering your address incorrectly and did you check if anyone else in the house is registered?

dark crystal

Many people have. There was even an extra post today!

AdMMM, my address was entered correctly (did it 4 times!) and no one else in the house is registered to vote.

I'm really confused as to why my details have suddenly ceased to be on the register.

dlofnep

I'll have to ask the auld one when I get home. Maybe we got them and she has them put away.

AdMMM

dlofnep wrote: »

Not yet, although I am on the register. Should we have received it by now?

The polling cards are in the process of being sent out. I'm guessing Tuesday would be the latest date you should expect receive them.

mike65

Today, bring your driving licence!

dark crystal

Isn't someone supposed to call round to each address in the borough to update these details every year (although I can only recall this happening once in the 9 years since I've lived here), or is left up to the individual to have to update their own details before each election (again, have not had to do this myself in the past and have received my polling card every time).

I'm really upset about this now.

doopa

I still haven't received mine - new registration. However a polling card for the previous resident has arrived? Any ideas what to do - wait and see if one shows up?

dark crystal

mike65 wrote: »

Today, bring your driving licence!

Do you mean I can still register today?

mike65

No I got my card today. Its too late to register, check below.

www.checktheregister.ie

dlofnep

AdMMM wrote: »

The polling cards are in the process of being sent out. I'm guessing Tuesday would be the latest date you should expect receive them.

Cheers

dark crystal

Nobody answering the phone for the number given on that site. Fucking typical city council.

I am livid about this...just don't understand what happened this time round, why I'm not on the register. Aaaarrrrgh!

Sully

Got mine from County Council today!

dark crystal

Crisis averted....with some much appreciated help from the wonderful AdMMM, I have discovered I am in fact registered, just that my name is spelled incorrectly.

Sometimes I really love Boards.ie

dayshah

dark crystal wrote: »

Crisis averted....with some much appreciated help from the wonderful AdMMM, I have discovered I am in fact registered, just that my name is spelled incorrectly.

Sometimes I really love Boards.ie

I wonder where they get their info? My name is fine, but my address is a complete mess. The only time my address is written in the manner they do is when I get a polling card.

Well done to my postman, they don't make it easy for him.

stargirl.gra

I got my polling card thurs or fri. I'm in ballygunner.

hellfireie

got mine this morning

dark crystal

Mine still hasn't arrived

tankbarry

mine just came in

sunnysoutheast

Got ours this morning (County).

That online checker was miles out, we couldn't find ourselves on it but as we'd got the Nice treaty cards through to our address we thought we had to be on the register.

SSE

dlofnep

Got mine today

danjo-xx

not a sausage, but ya don't really need em just bring i.d. and a rifle.:D

kayaksurfbum

I got two, girlfriend got two and my sister got three!

AdMMM

kayaksurfbum wrote: »

I got two, girlfriend got two and my sister got three!

Don't tell Sinn Fein that!!!

kayaksurfbum

They might give us a lift to the polling station!!!

AdMMM

kayaksurfbum wrote: »

They might give us a lift to the polling station!!!

But a round trip of all the polling-stations in Waterford would take ages!

Murtinho

AdMMM wrote: »

But a round trip of all the polling-stations in Waterford would take ages!

mine arrived today, the missus last sat. My mother says one arrived at hers for me aswell! Is there a law against voting twice?
This is ridiculuous, can you imagine the amount of politicians that are onto this and have doubles all over the place!

AdMMM

Yes it's against the law to vote twice!!!!

Roomic Cube

got mine last week

Murtinho

AdMMM wrote: »

Yes it's against the law to vote twice!!!!

but is it enforced, policed, whats the punishment? Im convinced that this practice must be rampant if I managed to get two cards without even trying?
Talk about a bananna republic, unless someone here convinces me otherwise im voting twice on friday.

BlaasForRafa

I'm on the register but still haven't received my polling card. iirc though you can go to the polling station with a passport or driving licence and as long as you are on the list you will be allowed vote.

Roomic Cube

Murtinho wrote: »

but is it enforced, policed, whats the punishment? Im convinced that this practice must be rampant if I managed to get two cards without even trying?
Talk about a bananna republic, unless someone here convinces me otherwise im voting twice on friday.

Voting twice made the baby jesus cry :P

nkay1985

So if you got two polling cards for different addresses, you could in theory present yourself at two different polling stations, vote away and nobody would be the wiser! I wonder what the punishment is.

/goes to Google

Jimmyboss

Polling cards arrived in sorting offices only last week and An Post have until Thursday to deliver them all, serious issues in presentation to An Post probably delayed delivery....

SUNGOD

im in the same position as Dakcrystal i voted before so am on the register and have not changed address.
just checked register and its telling me im not on it.
confused now, can i still go with ID to polling station?

ziedth

SUNGOD wrote: »

im in the same position as Dakcrystal i voted before so am on the register and have not changed address.
just checked register and its telling me im not on it.
confused now, can i still go with ID to polling station?

I couldn't find myself on that website and my card came during the week. I'd say chance going down with your passport.

south

i'm on the register but still no card. don't think my sister got one either

Faq

I'm told your don't need the card to vote just bring ID

nkay1985

Faq wrote: »

I'm told your don't need the card to vote just bring ID

Yeah that's correct. As long as your name is on the register the polling officer is looking at, you can vote with photo ID, although I think they want to see a driver's license or passport.

dark crystal

SUNGOD wrote: »

im in the same position as Dakcrystal i voted before so am on the register and have not changed address.
just checked register and its telling me im not on it.
confused now, can i still go with ID to polling station?

It seems whoever compiles these registers has trouble spelling. Turned out my name was on it, just spelled incorrectly.

Like others have said, best to go down with photo ID as chances are, you are on it somewhere.

Oh, and I eventually got my polling card yesterday!