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Electoral (Extension of Voting Rights to Non-Irish Citizens) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Ruth Coppinger · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 1 Mar 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows all adults living in Ireland to vote in Dáil and European Parliament elections, regardless of citizenship.
- Changes voting eligibility from Irish/EU citizens only to any adult ordinary resident, expanding the electorate.
- Bill was introduced but did not progress beyond First Stage and has since lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil1 Mar 2017
Debates
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