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Voting

All time
Polls
Turnout is 'diabolically' low in by-elections as polls close
29 Nov 2019
10.9k
30
Democracy
Hong Kong voters wait in hundred metre-long queues to cast their ballot in elections
24 Nov 2019
7.7k
4
votegate
TDs must be in designated seats for Dáil votes to take place for time being, Ceann Comhairle says
22 Oct 2019
9.0k
13
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
12 Oct 2019
45.7k
198
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should citizens in the North be allowed vote in Irish presidential elections?
29 Sep 2019
44.8k
185
Presidential Elections
Referendum commission over extending voting rights abroad set up
27 Sep 2019
8.1k
59
Turkey
Erdogan's ruling party set to lose Istanbul election
Updated 23 Jun 2019
15.2k
14
a costly lesson
Bertie Ahern worried Ireland was 'a laughing stock with our stupid old pencils', so why was e-voting never introduced?
2 Jun 2019
37.5k
99
Voting
Turnout picks up in final hours of voting in elections and divorce referendum
Updated 24 May 2019
54.9k
135
The Daily Poll
Poll: Will you be voting today?
24 May 2019
27.9k
94
Voting
'I Voted' stickers at Dublin city polling booths aim to raise awareness of the ballot box
19 May 2019
9.8k
27
ep2019
QUIZ: Do you know who this MEP is?
28 Apr 2019
35.3k
33
The Daily Poll
Poll: Are you registered to vote?
28 Apr 2019
18.2k
78
Uttar Pradesh
Indian man chops off index finger in desperation after voting for wrong party in national election
19 Apr 2019
23.2k
47
Voting Rights
Residents on Ireland's islands will now vote on the same day as the rest of the country
16 Apr 2019
10.8k
10
the candidates
Here are the candidates running in the European Parliament elections
16 Apr 2019
80.0k
43
Voting
Nearly a billion people expected to vote as Indian election gets underway
11 Apr 2019
5.4k
8
Polls
E-voting machines won't be returning for future elections
28 Dec 2018
10.2k
22
Centenary
On this day 100 years ago, Irish women got the vote
14 Dec 2018
9.4k
59
vote late vote often
Turnout reported to be low as voting enters final hours
26 Oct 2018
32.0k
92
Voting
'I realised we really needed to get more involved': Migrants on how they're helping change Irish politics
21 Oct 2018
13.3k
88
vote vote vote
Here's your guide to voting in the Eighth Amendment referendum
24 May 2018
54.0k
213
this friday
Up to 125,000 people register to vote ahead of Eighth Amendment referendum
21 May 2018
23.6k
55
early tallies
'We're done with corruption': Fiery cleric and paramilitary leader surge in Iraq elections
14 May 2018
9.0k
8
Check the Register
Mrs Doyle actress Pauline McLynn stars in a gas new video explaining how to register to vote
2 May 2018
4.8k
4
vote vote vote
Here's how to register to vote in the Eighth Amendment referendum
25 Apr 2018
24.7k
46
The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you checked to see if you're on the voting register?
21 Apr 2018
14.4k
62
The Daily Poll
Poll: Are you registered to vote?
19 Apr 2018
17.7k
111
Check the Register
How to get ready to vote in the Eighth Amendment referendum
30 Mar 2018
30.1k
137
Centenary
On this day 100 years ago, Irish women got the vote
6 Feb 2018
35.1k
30
Voting
Citizens' Assembly recommends a permanent electoral commission, equal funding and weekend voting
14 Jan 2018
11.1k
73
United States
Alabama voters go to the polls in crucial Senate contest between Trump pick Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones
12 Dec 2017
8.7k
62
brexit battles
Britain's government has survived the first parliamentary challenges to its Brexit bill
14 Nov 2017
10.0k
14
Voting
16-year-old boy running for Kansas governor seat
19 Aug 2017
14.9k
26
Uhuru Kenyatta
Murdered official's identity used to 'hack Kenyan election results'
9 Aug 2017
9.2k
11
cast your vote
You'll be voting in quite a few referendums over the next two years
1 Aug 2017
19.9k
49
venezuela votes
Hundreds of Venezuelans turn out in Tallaght to cast vote against their president
16 Jul 2017
23.6k
41
Diaspora
Here are the options that could be in the referendum to give vote to Irish abroad
22 Mar 2017
11.7k
67
Poll Position
Political polling is still usually right (apart from the odd surprise), says a new study
5 Feb 2017
4.7k
22
Election Day
Just 10 lovely little election stories from the US today
8 Nov 2016
6.5k
13
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