Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 11/2024

Electoral (Home Addresses of Candidates) Bill 2024

Constitutional & Electoral Education

Sponsor: Jennifer Whitmore
Introduced: 28 Feb 2024
Last updated: 2 May 2025

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Removes requirement to publish home addresses of candidates for county councils, Dáil, Seanad, presidency, or European Parliament elections.
Amends six electoral laws (1937–1997) and Local Government Act 1994 to remove address publication rules across all election types.
Aims to protect candidate privacy while maintaining electoral transparency through other candidate identification methods.

Stage timeline

First Stage 33rd Dáil

28 Feb 2024
Second Stage 33rd Dáil

1 May 2025