First Stage Withdrawn 26th Seanad 29/2023
Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Lynn Ruane
- Introduced
- 29 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Electoral Reform Act 2022 to require An Coimisiún Toghcháin to review Seanad electoral system, franchise rules, and voting age requirements.
- Amends Electoral Act 1997 to protect civil society organisations' freedom of association and expression, and provide free public transport on polling day.
- Bill withdrawn at First Stage; specific review timelines, franchise proposals, and transport implementation details not available from long title alone.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad29 Mar 2023