REGISTER TO VOTE
January 27, 2011
Here’s how to make sure you’re heard in 2011
WHO CAN VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION?- If you are 18 on or before February 15th you can vote in the upcoming General Election.
- From 1 November each year, you can see the Register of Electors at your local post ffice, Garda station, library or city or county council offices – to see if your name is on the Register.
- Check if you are registered on http://www.checktheregister.ie by keying in your name and address. If you are registered you can also see the location of your local polling station
- All residents of the Republic of Ireland, regardless of nationality or citizenship who are aged 18 or will be 18 by February 15th can register to Vote
- Registration forms are available from your local post office, library, garda station and county council offices.
If you are not registered to vote, you will have an opportunity to do so in DIT this week.
It is required that your registration form is stamped by a Garda, which would normally require you to call in to your local station. We have arranged for a Garda to be available on your site on the following dates. You can attend whichever session is most convenient for you.* Mountjoy Square: Tuesday the 1st from 12.30 to 14.30.
* Cathal Brugha St: Tuesday the 1st from 10.00 to 15.00.
* Bolton St: Wednesday the 2nd from 10.00 to 15.00
* Rathmines: Thursday the 3rd from 11.00 to 14.00***
* Kevin St: Thursday the 3rd from 10.00 to 15.00
* Aungier St: Friday the 4th from 10.00 to 15.00
*** Rathmines students, please note that there will not be a Garda present, but the forms will be available at the above time and you will be directed to Rathmines Garda Station which is only a few minutes walk away.
Only the following meet the requirement.
1. A Full Driver's Licence.
2. A Passport.
3. A Garda I.D.
If your I.D. does not have your address on it, please bring proof of address in the form of a utility bill or bank statement (no older than 3 months).
Also, be sure to have your student card with you.
This is your chance to shape your future, so take the opportunity.
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Ciarán Nevin
President
DIT Students' Union
“DIT Students’ Union is urging all students to register to vote prior to the looming general election. For too long the younger generations of Irish society have been ignored and it is time politicians sat up and listened. Young people in Ireland will shoulder years of crippling debt thanks to the mistakes of the current generation and we will not tolerate a single second more of lacklustre governance from Irish politicians.
On polling day, politicians in every corner of the country will realise that students are no longer a dormant force as thousands of young people descend on polling stations to decide the future direction of this country.”
The initiative is taking place as part of the Union of Students in Ireland’s “Your Future, Your Vote” campaign.
USI officers will be visiting DIT as part of their campaign tour of colleges around the country .
“Your Future, Your Vote” aims to allow the younger generation of Ireland to decide their own future and to make the politicians aware that students are registering to vote en masse.
MORE on General Election Rules & Regs
- It is still possible to register on the Supplementary Register up to 15 working days before polling day.
- Supplementary Registration form (RFA2) (Green in Colour) is used – this needs to be witnessed by a Garda.
- The Closing Date for receipt of Applications for the Supplement to the Register of Electorsis 15 working days before the Election and is published in local and National Newspapers in the run up to any Election and/or Referendum.
- Supplementary Change of Address (RFA3) (Pink in Colour) is used – A person who is on the Live Register in one County but who is now resident in another County may apply to be entered in the new county.
- Supplement to the Register of Electors in the County where he/she is now resident. Also, a person who has moved within the County between Local Electoral Areas may apply to be entered in the
- Supplement to the Register of Electors for the Local Electoral Area in which they are now resident. This RFA 3 form also needs to be witnessed at Garda Station.
- The form can be posted free of charge to your local County Council Office.
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