Your Vote is Your Voice
New & Existing Voters Have Resources to Support Them Voting on Friday 24 October 8 October 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has welcomed a significant wave of 91,157 applications of people joining the electoral register and updating their details to vote in the 24 October Presidential Election. 60,733 new voter applications have … Continued
19 September 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin has today published its decision under Section 51 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 in an appeal of a decision of the Registrar of Political Parties (‘the Registrar’). The appeal by Mr Justin Barrett challenged the decision made by the Registrar under Section 50 of the Electoral Reform Act, which granted an … Continued
Voter Registration and Student Postal Voter Deadlines Coming Up 09 September 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, will be visiting college campuses around the country to encourage students to register and to make a plan to vote in this year’s Presidential election on 24 October. An Coimisiún’s National Election & Democracy Study (NEDS) … Continued
Annual Report published for year which saw over 9 million ballots cast 31 July 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin has published its annual report for 2024, a year which marked the first full year of activity for Ireland’s independent electoral commission and stood out as one of the busiest electoral years ever in the State … Continued
Encouraging young voters to have their say in upcoming Presidential election CheckTheRegister at MindField this August! 11 July 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and Electric Picnic have today announced their partnership for this year’s festival to remind young voters to use their voice at the ballot box and to raise awareness … Continued
20 June 2025 – A Post Electoral Event Review of this year’s Seanad Elections is recommending a law change to ensure that Seanad voter registration deadlines do not close in the months before an election is declared. Current law does not allow for supplementary registers in Seanad elections, meaning there is one fixed deadline each year … Continued
29 May 2025 – A Post Electoral Event Report (PEER) of November’s General Election, while noting improvements since the first PEER conducted by An Coimisiún Toghcháin in March 2024, has pointed to continued failings around access for disabled people to voting. An Coimisiún has strongly recommended to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage that a waiver … Continued
Public Trust in Ireland’s Elections High Despite Global Challenges 19 May 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board have today published results of the General Election 2024, National Election and Democracy Study. The centre-piece of An Coimisiún’s Research Programme, the NEDS study is … Continued
First Report on Ireland’s Electoral Registers Calls for Accuracy Audits, Greater Priority and Resources for this Fundamental Part of Our Democratic System. 1 May 2025 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin’s first Oversight Report on Ireland’s Electoral Registers says that it is ‘deeply concerned’ at the legacy accuracy issues on the electoral registers. The report recommends a … Continued
27 March 2025 –Election and referendum posters are currently a key feature of Ireland’s democratic landscape. Posters perform a public information and communication function in raising awareness that a vote is about to take place and provide visual clues to voters as to who they will see on the ballot paper. At the same time, however, … Continued