Voting during a pandemic? Plans for social distancing at polling stations and new Electoral Commission announced
Minister Darragh O’Brien described the proposed bill as the “most significant development for our electoral system in decades”.
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Minister Darragh O’Brien described the proposed bill as the “most significant development for our electoral system in decades”.
It’s hoped an electoral commission will solve problems with the electoral register and address issues redrawing constituency lines.
The Government now intends to reform and modernise the electoral registration process.
Duplication on the register is rife and changes are needed to ensure Ireland has a modern electoral register, says the minister.
Politicians have said there are significant inaccuracies on the register.
Brendan Griffin has proposed a way of potential ending ‘parish pump’ politics.
More than half of delegates at the constitutional convention think the number of members in the Dáil should be left unchanged.
The Constitutional Convention has made a number of recommendations on reforming politics in Ireland.
The Constitutional Convention has agreed that changes to Dáil elections might also include an entirely new electoral system.
The 100-member Constitutional Convention has voted to investigate “an entirely new electoral system” for picking TDs.
Alan Farrell wants polling days to be held on Saturdays or Sundays in order to prevent school disruptions and allow for more people to vote.
Malaysia’s biggest political rally in four years has ended with hundreds of arrests, as protesters defied warnings to stay at home and electoral reform.
The UK will hold only its second-ever national referendum on May 5, when voters will decide on dropping ‘first past the post’.