Register of Electors

Next year’s Register of Electors is now being compiled. To ensure that you, and members of your household, will be registered, you should complete and return the relevant application form immediately. These forms can be obtained from a number of state agencies and offices, including Clonakilty Town Council’s offices on Kent Street, Clonakilty.
While every resident is entitled to be registered, the registration authority needs to know a person’s citizenship to determine the elections at which they may vote. The right to vote is as follows:

• Irish Citizens may vote at every election and referendum;
• British Citizens may vote at Dáil, European and local elections;
• EU Citizens (other than British Citizens) may vote at European and local elections;
• Non-EU citizens may vote at local elections.

Since 2004, registration authorities are required to publish two versions of the register – the full register and the edited register. The full register lists everyone who is entitled to vote and can only be used for an electoral or other statutory purpose.
The edited register contains the names and addresses of persons whose details can be used for a purpose other than an electoral or other statutory purpose e.g. for direct marketing use by a commercial or other organisation. You have the option to not appear on the edited register, if you so wish.