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# Ballot Box

Chile to vote for a new president amid fears of mass protests

A neck-and-neck race is underway between an ultra-conservative lawyer and a former student activist.

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Dec 19th 2021, 12:29 PM

# Democracy

Irish people are split over whether we should have another go at e-voting

Fewer than half of poll respondents thought it was a good idea.

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Jun 1st 2019, 7:01 AM

# Voting

Turnout picks up in final hours of voting in elections and divorce referendum

Polling stations close at 10pm tonight.

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May 24th 2019, 7:00 PM

# Electoral Reform

The Government wants you to tell it how to make voting easier

The Government now intends to reform and modernise the electoral registration process.

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Jan 2nd 2019, 12:37 PM

# polling day

Mugabe hopes his former party will lose Zimbabwe election

Voters in Zimbabwe are going to the polls today in the country’s first election without Robert Mugabe on the ballot.

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Jul 30th 2018, 7:52 AM

# Referendum

'Abortion is a licence to kill'- Save the 8th launches its referendum campaign

The campaign claimed today that it has already canvassed 300,000 homes.

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Mar 29th 2018, 4:28 PM

# After Gerry

Mary Lou may be Sinn Féin's leader-in-waiting, but whether that translates to votes is another story

A new poll shows that it won’t change how two-thirds of voters view the party.

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Jan 21st 2018, 8:01 AM

# Ballot Box

How much would a general election delay a referendum on the Eighth Amendment?

For one, a summer referendum would be out the window.

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Nov 25th 2017, 4:23 PM

# cast your vote

Taoiseach says he is not opposed to holding a 'referendum day'

Varadkar says he has no intention of putting a referendum on the Eighth Amendment “on the long finger”.

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Jul 4th 2017, 5:59 PM

# all together now

Islanders will be able to vote on the same day as the rest of the country

Fianna Fáil argues that it is no longer necessary for those living on the islands to vote early.

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Dec 6th 2016, 8:23 PM

# Coalition

All smiles, but Australia's in political limbo after voters punish government

There could be a hung parliament thanks to how citizens chose to vote.

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Jul 3rd 2016, 12:19 PM

# Just Say Yes

'I vote Yes': A kid slipped this adorable note into a ballot box in Dublin

Stick a fork in us. We’re done.

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May 23rd 2015, 11:45 AM

# WHITE SPACE

Does this ballot paper look confusing to you?

One TD thinks we need to rethink the layout of the ballot paper before the next election.

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May 5th 2015, 6:05 AM

# what's the question?

Ballot papers unchanged since 1963 need to be 'modernised'

The format of referendum ballot papers has remained largely unchanged for over 50 years.

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Jun 12th 2014, 12:42 PM

# Golden Ticket

Woman gets gold ring back after dropping it into ballot box

A witness at the Mayo count centre this afternoon said she was “damn delighted” to get it back.

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May 24th 2014, 3:59 PM

# Decision time

Poll: Will you be voting today?

Both sides have given their opinions, the polls are open, but will you be visiting one today?

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Oct 4th 2013, 9:40 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think Fianna Fáil will return to government in the next election?

A new opinion poll shows the party are back on top, but will they move across the Dáil chamber the next general election?

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Feb 9th 2013, 10:10 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you going to vote today?

Are you determined to make it to the polling station today – or do you think it doesn’t make a difference?

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Feb 25th 2011, 9:59 AM