Postal Voters List
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.
Applications for inclusion on the Postal Voters List must be received by 25 November at the latest.
If you are registered as a postal voter, you may vote by post only. You may not vote at a polling station.
Supplement to the Postal Voters List
If you are eligible for the postal voter list but are not included, you can apply for inclusion in the relevant supplement to the lists.
The latest date for receipt of applications is two days after the date of dissolution of the Dáil in the case of a general election or two days after the order appointing polling day for other elections or referenda.