registering to vote for general election. (What to do?)

bodhrandude · 08-02-2011 03:26PM #1

Just spotted on Aertel that this is the last day to register to vote in the general election. There is one dilemma for me, having printed out the appropriate form, filled it in with just a matter of getting it signed by a Garda, I have to hand deliver it to Leitrim County Council which I presume is in Carrick-On-Shannon. The problem being I live 40 km from Carrick in Kinlough and I do not have a car, does each town in Leitrim have their own County Council office, if this were the case I would sort this straight away, but if I have to travel 40 km, **** it then, will have lost my right to vote. Have checked with the registerandvote.ie website and my address is not recognised.

Victor · 08-02-2011 03:57PM

Local offices http://www.leitrimcoco.ie/eng/Contact_Us/Contact_Us/Area_Offices_-_Contact,_Location_and_Opening_Hours/Area%20Offices.html

bodhrandude · 08-02-2011 04:23PM

Thanks for replying Victor, but I have probably left it a bit late at this stage as Manorhamilton is still 15 km away from me and the offices probably shut about 4.30 Id say.

bodhrandude · 08-02-2011 06:36PM

Got it sorted in the end, Leitrim County Council phoned me up and told me I could fax it, so went down to the local Garda station, handed it in the Garda signed it and faxed it for me so managed to register in the end.

bodhrandude · 11-02-2011 07:00PM

It turns out it was the wrong form they had available to download and print, so now I cant vote for this election, this was from the Leitrim County Council website, what a mess, all you could do was print off this RFA1 form which is pretty useless.

registering to vote for general election. (What to do?)

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