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  2. Electronic voting in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern had defended the flawed system in the Dáil, bemoaning the use of "stupid old pencils". [6] The voting machines bought by the government from Dutch firm Nedap were kept in storage as the cabinet pondered what to do after the Commission on Electronic Voting said it could not recommend the system. Approximately ...

  3. Elections in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The President of Ireland is formally elected by the citizens of Ireland once in every seven years, except in the event of premature vacancy, when an election must be held within sixty days. The President is directly elected by secret ballot under the system of the instant-runoff voting (although the Constitution describes it as "the system of ...

  4. History of the franchise in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Every citizen who has the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann shall have the right to vote at an election for president. 3° The voting shall be by secret ballot and on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 16: 1: 2° i: All citizens, and ii

  5. Ireland election results: How did the country vote and who ...

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    Voters across Ireland cast their ballots in the country’s general election on 29 November and, with all seats counted, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael coalition is likely to continue as support ...

  6. Nonresident voting at Irish presidential elections - Wikipedia

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    It had already responded in March 2015 to a European Commission communication on "the consequences of disenfranchisement of Union citizens exercising their right to free movement", saying "policy, legal and practical issues" on diaspora voting should be considered by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Minister ...

  7. Third Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1958 - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the Irish Free State, adopted on independence in 1922, prescribed proportional representation for elections to Dáil Éireann. Under the Constitution of Ireland adopted in 1937, Article 16.2.5° prescribed PR-STV, while 16.2.6° specified that the number of members in a constituency would not be less than three.

  8. List of electoral systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Two-round system: 45% of the vote, or 40% of the vote and a 10% lead over the second candidate Senate: Upper chamber of legislature Limited voting: Limited voting with party-lists: 2 seats to most voted party or coalition in each province, 1 seat to second most voted party or coalition (limited vote with closed lists) Chamber of Deputies

  9. Political leaders cast ballots as voting enters final hours ...

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