Who does it benefit apart from people on holiday?
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:
You may also be eligible for a postal vote if you cannot go to a polling station because:
- An Irish diplomat or his/her spouse posted abroad
- A member of the Garda Síochána
- A whole-time member of the Defence Forces.
Applications for inclusion on the Postal Voters List must be received by 25 November at the latest.
- 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.
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.
Could you state your "occupation" or "lack of" which lead to emigration entitles you to a vote???You are unable to vote at your polling station because of your occupation
Why shouldn't you get a vote if you are abroad? US citizens have the right to vote for their president while they are abroad.Why should you get a vote if you don't live here?
Why though? I know that Irish people living abroad will not be represented, however they are still Irish Citizens for as long as they don't renege on their citizenship..pinkyBear is arguing for a postal vote for emigrants which I disagree with
Why though? I know that Irish people living abroad will not be represented, however they are still Irish Citizens for as long as they don't renege on their citizenship..
I'm the only member of my family who lives abroad. I'm not overly hung-up on having a vote. I would, however, ask why I can't vote (as an irish citizen) for a candidate who would, in my opinion, do good for the remaining members of my family in Ireland. Indeed I might have to return to Ireland during the lifetime of the next Dail and so would like to return to a regime in which I had a say in forming. I'm still a passport-carrying irish citizen after all.
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