Electoral Commission urges legal overhaul to modernise Seanad voter registration and ballot process
This will be a single six-seat constituency, with any graduate of a third-level institution eligible to vote. Picture: Houses of the Oireachtas
The Government should amend laws to ensure Seanad voter registration does not close in the months before an election, the Electoral Commission has said.
The Commission has recommended creating a new supplementary register for Seanad elections, rather than relying on a single fixed deadline each year for voter registration.
