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Mr John Paul Phelan, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for electoral reform, has published a consultation document to get the views of the public on a range of proposals to update and modernise the electoral registration process.
While the current system has served the country well, the processes underpinning the compilation and management of the electoral register have changed little since the foundation of the state. These proposals offer a number of ways to make the registration process more responsive to the needs of a modern democracy.
The public and all stakeholders are invited to give their views, register any concerns, voice their support, identify any issues for implementation; or simply comment. All inputs received will be analysed and the content used to inform the preparation of detailed implementation and legislative proposals over the course of 2019.
The proposals in combination could mean:
To ensure the safety and security of data and the integrity of our electoral system, the following will be considered:
The closing date is Friday 15th March 2019
By email (with any attachments preferably in Microsoft Word format): registerreform@housing.gov.ie
Alternatively, responses can be posted to: Electoral Registration Project Consultation, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1, D01 W6X0.
It should be noted that in the interests of transparency, all written submissions received will be made publicly available on the Department’s website.
Modernisation of the Electoral Registration Process - One page overview of combined impact of the proposals
Modernisation of the Electoral Registration Process - Short consultation document
Modernisation of Electoral Registration Process - More detailed consultation document
Modernisation of the Electoral Registration Process - Press release
Privacy Statement How we will treat your data - Public Consultation on proposals to modernise the Electoral Registration Process
Respondents are advised that the Department is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and Data Protection legislation.
Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
Responses will inform the preparation of a full implementation proposal for the modernisation of the electoral registration process.
All submissions received will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection legislation and will be published on the website.
The Report on this Public Consultation process has now been published and is available here – Report of Public Consultation on Proposals to Modernise the Electoral Registration Process.
Report of Public Consultation on Proposals to Modernise the Electoral Registration Process
A Summary of the Report's key findings is available here – Summary of Public Consultation Report.