Your Vote is Your Voice
15 July, 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, has today published the report on the performance of its functions in relation to the Family and Care referendums held on 8 March this year. The report lays out how An Coimisiún delivered on its functions set out in the Electoral Reform Act 2022 … Continued
10 July 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today published its detailed plans for research on Ireland’s democracy and on possible areas of reform to enhance elections and democracy in Ireland. The first of its kind research strategy, identifies a select group of priority research projects for 2024-2026 under 5 thematic … Continued
28 June 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today published its 2023 Annual Report. The report highlights the work of An Coimisiún from its establishment on 9 February 2023 to 31 December 2023. This first annual report was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas this morning. The Annual Report 2023 … Continued
12 June 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has welcomed a significant 29% reduction in the level of spoilt votes seen in the local and European elections. Provisional figures collected by the Commission show that in the 7 June local and European elections there were 77,464 invalid or spoilt votes. The same elections … Continued
Don’t Spoil Your Day’ Voter Education Drive Launched in Empty Croke Park 27 May 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission says there should be no repeat this June of the 108,488 spoilt and ineligible votes in the last European and local elections, and has kicked off a voter education drive to help voters … Continued
2 May 2024, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board has today published research data from Ireland’s first pilot National Election and Democracy Study. The Electoral Reform Act 2022 provides An Coimisiún Toghcháin with a significant research mandate to prepare research programmes and conduct research … Continued
24 April 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has today published a Framework on Online Electoral Process information, Political Advertising and Deceptive AI Content (‘the Framework’) in advance of the European Parliament, local authority and Limerick mayoral elections on 7 June. An Coimisiún Toghcháin has taken this initiative recognising that today’s online landscape … Continued
12 April 2024 – The Registrar of Political Parties has today given notice of his intention to approve an application by the ‘Rabharta’ party in respect of the Local Elections, also known as ‘Rabharta (Ireland South & Dublin)’ in respect of Elections to the European Parliament to become a registered political party eligible to stand … Continued
1 April, 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has advised people to bring the same critical thinking that they use to dodge April Fool’s Day pranks today, to combatting false information about June’s upcoming elections. An Coimisiún Toghcháin, as Ireland’s independent electoral commission has created three 30-second social media videos warning people to … Continued
9 March, 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission has set out the final details of its information campaign which launched on January 25 for the two referendum campaigns and concluded when the polls opened yesterday. Over the six weeks of the campaign period, An Coimisiún Toghcháin: An Coimisiún Toghchain, as Ireland’s independent electoral … Continued