voting while out of the country

keithc420

cant seem to find a straight answer online!
I will be out of the country when the vote for the next referendum is taking place.
(I will be in Spain if this helps)
Can i vote? online? postal? embassy?

vicwatson

keithc420 wrote: »

cant seem to find a straight answer online!
I will be out of the country when the vote for the next referendum is taking place.
(I will be in Spain if this helps)
Can i vote? online? postal? embassy?

Cycling forum?

magicbastarder

thread moved to politics forum.

Trasna1

Assuming you are just an ordinary citizen (and without going into the limited exceptions) the short answer is no.
You must present yourself at your polling station to vote.

Larbre34

Ireland does not do online or embassy voting. A good thing in my opinion.

Postal votes are only for the infirm or those whose essential duties on polling day prevent them from attending their home polling station in person. So as mentioned above, if you're out of the country for whatever personal reason that day, you will not be voting.

Annasopra

keithc420 wrote: »

cant seem to find a straight answer online!
I will be out of the country when the vote for the next referendum is taking place.
(I will be in Spain if this helps)
Can i vote? online? postal? embassy?

If you are on holidays. No
If you are living there. No - but if you have been living there less than 18 months you can return home to vote
If you are working there. No in most cases

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/elections_and_referenda/voting/registering_to_vote.html#leb892

You will normally be required to vote in person at an official voting centre but you may be eligible for a postal vote if you are:

An Irish diplomat or his/her spouse posted abroad
A member of the Garda Síochána
A whole-time member of the Defence Forces.
You may also be eligible for a postal vote if you cannot go to a polling station because:

Of a physical illness or disability
You are studying full time at an educational institution in Ireland, which is away from your home address where you are registered
You are unable to vote at your polling station because of your occupation
You are unable to vote at your polling station because you are in prison as a result of an order of a court.

Hotblack Desiato

Anything more than extremely limited postal voting is a massive threat to the integrity of the electoral process, IMO.