A Galway Senator has warned that thousands of voters may be disenfranchised because of the Government’s failure to legislate in time for a new Seanad electoral panel.
After next April, a six-seat ‘Higher Education’ constituency will replace the two three-seat NUI and Trinity Panels, the last elections for which are currently underway.
While the deadline for ballots to be received in these panels is 29th January, the deadline for registering for the new constituency is earlier – 23rd January.
Senator Ronan Mullen says he has been contacted by many voters baffled by being told to register by 23rd January at the same as waiting for postal ballots for another election to arrive in the post.
Senator Mullen says this colossal bad timing is the fault of the Government.
He has been giving more details to Midwest Radio’s Michael D. McAndrew.....
