More than 3,000 under the age of 25 in Louth not registered to vote

More than 3,000 people in Co Louth under the age of 25 are not registered to vote, according to new figures compiled by the National Youth Council.

In the build-up to the marriage equality referendum on May 22^nd, the youth council found that 3,220 people in Louth between the ages of 18-25 had not been added to the electoral register as yet.

Any young person who is 18 years of age on or before May 22nd is eligible to vote. If you are not currently registered, you can do so by downloading and filling in the RFA2 form at www.checktheregister.ie. This form must be brought to and stamped at a Garda Station where the applicant is required to bring ID and then return it to the local authority before close of business on Tuesday May 5th next.

Electoral Register information night planned for Dundalk library

Dundalk Library

Louth County Council will be holding an information session on the electoral register in Dundalk library on Tuesday April 15^th at 6pm.

The information session will give a brief overview of the Electoral Register process and you will be able to check your details are correct once you bring along a photo ID.

As well as the session in Dundalk, there will also be one held in Drogheda library on Thursday April 10^th, also at 6pm.

If you are unable to attend any of these sessions and you are aged 18 or over you should check that your name and address are present and correct on the Live Register at www.checktheregister.ie.

If you fail to find your name on the register, if your citizenship or name has changed or your address is incorrect you will be required to complete one of the following forms:

•  RFA2 Form – to be added to or amend your details on the Electoral Register
•  RFA3 Form – to change your address on the Electoral Register

 European Elector Voter

If you are European (not including Irish and British) and have registered as an elector since June 2009, to be eligible to vote at the forthcoming European Elections in May 2014 you must complete an EP1 Form.

All forms are available to download at www.louthcoco.ie or from any of the Council offices. Forms should be returned to Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk.

If you forget to check you may not have a vote in the Local and European Elections on May 23rd. 

Information sessions to be held on the Electoral Register

Louth County Council have announced that they will be holding information sessions on the Electoral Register in various locations around the county this week before the closing date for corrections to the draft register next Monday.

The information sessions will give a brief overview of the Electoral Register process and will allow you to check your details on it.

Drop in sessions will also be held allowing you to check if you are on the register, if your details are correct and will allow you to complete any paperwork to many any changes that are required.

A drop in session will be held in the Boyne Centre of Drogheda Borough Council on Wednesday from 2pm to 5pm, following by an information session in the Barbican Centre at 6pm that evening.

Then on Thursday a drop in session will be held in Dundalk library from 2pm to 5pm, followed by an information session in the same venue at 6pm.

Finally, a drop in session will be held in the Mid Louth Civic Services Centre in Ardee on Monday November 25^th from 1pm to 6pm.

You can also check your details online at www.checktheregister.ie