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Electoral (Amendment) (Voting Rights for Residents) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Máire Devine · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 9 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Electoral Act 1992 to let adults legally resident in Ireland for five years vote in Dáil and European elections, regardless of citizenship.
- Extends voting rights to non-citizens meeting residency requirement; changes who can participate in Irish parliamentary and EU elections.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage introduction and has lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad9 Nov 2017
Debates
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