Thank you Time. This has never happened to me before. My mortgage is with the Council. I pay my Household charge with them, and I am registered as a library user in one of their libraries.
I have had councils officials calling to the door demanding names and DOBs for all occupants. Not seen them this year yet.
One year I was not in and they tried to remove my name from the list, I ended up having to go to the Circuit court to stay on the register.
I cant believe I'm going to have to fight to keep my vote. That's absurd.
At this stage to get back on the register a court order is required.If so it should be a very easy thing to sort out...
At this stage to get back on the register a court order is required.
Would it not be handier to just reregister?
Once you past the deadline your application must be considered by a judge.
Preparation of Register
During September/October the registration authority carries out house-to-house or other local enquiries for the purpose of preparing the draft register. In many cases, this will involve delivering registration (Form RFA) forms to households for completion. A registration authority may require a person to produce documentary evidence in support of eligibility to vote e.g. a birth certificate or a certificate of naturalisation in the case of citizenship. The draft register is published on 1st November and is made available for examination at post offices, public libraries, Garda stations, courthouses and local authority offices up to 25th November. The public are invited to check the draft during this period to make sure that they are correctly registered.
Any errors or omissions in the draft should be brought immediately to the attention of the registration authority. Claims for the addition or deletion of names are ruled on by the county registrar who is a legally qualified court officer. The ruling is made in public and any person may attend and give evidence. Interested persons are notified of the county registrar's decision. An appeal may be made in the circuit court against a county registrar's decision.
The final register is published on 1st February and comes into force, for a year, on 15th February.
I rang the Council yesterday, and they told me that I probably wasn't in when their people were going around. I live in an apt. Apparently difficult to gain access to addresses in apt blocks. Also my intercom is broken. But I didn't get the letter stating that they had called.
I was also told that in theory I should download the Registration Form from their website every year, fill it in manually, and post it to them. I cannot apply online. Mind you I can apply online to pay the household charge.Grrrrr
At this stage to get back on the register a court order is required.
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