Your Vote is Your Voice

31 July 2024 – An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and the National Election and Democracy Study (NEDS) Management Board has today published the latest data collected as part of Ireland’s new National Election and Democracy Study. These are the findings from two surveys conducted to coincide with the 7 June elections: a post-election … 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