First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 30/2017 Official bill number / year
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 does AI · 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 timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil1 Mar 2017
Debates
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