People have until May 5th to register to vote in two referendums
9 April 2015: The Referendum Commission has launched a campaign urging people to register to vote in the referendums on marriage and on the age of presidential candidates, due to take place on Friday May 22nd.
The Commission is running an online, radio and outdoor advertising campaign over the next two weeks telling people to check the electoral register and, if they are not on it, to register before May 5th. The Commission is also operating a voter registration app on Facebook to maximise registration in advance of the referendums.
The app guides people through the simple procedure of checking to see whether or not they are on the register, and downloading the forms required to register if they are not already on the list of those eligible to vote. Those who find they are not registered or are registered at the wrong address can correct this if they get the forms to their local authority on or before May 5th.
The Commission’s App can be accessed from its Facebook page which is at facebook.com/#!/
According to the Chairman of the Referendum Commission, Mr Justice Kevin Cross: “This Facebook App is an easy way for people to check the register and get registered before polling day. Alternatively people can go straight to checktheregister.ie. One of the primary functions of the Referendum Commission is to encourage people to vote, and encouraging voter registration in this way is an important part of this.”
An online advertising campaign over the next few weeks will direct people to the app which directs people to the simple step by step online procedure of checking the register and applying for inclusion on the supplementary register. Users of the app will then have the option of, with a click of the mouse, telling all their friends that they have used this app and that others should check the register in this way.
As well as Facebook the Commission will also be active on Twitter during the campaign at @RefCom_ie
