Ireland, Slovakia and Cyprus are the only EU countries who ‘deprive their overseas citizens of the vote’, says campaign group votingrights.ie
The campaign group, which was founded by former senator Billy Lawless, said of the 14 European Union member states that hold direct presidential elections, only “Ireland, Slovakia and Cyprus deprive their overseas citizens of the vote”.
“Ireland’s electoral system is the most restrictive in Europe, denying emigrants the vote in local, national or EU parliamentary elections, thus violating the EU’s core principle of freedom of movement.” “This affects not only Irish citizens living abroad, but also their family members who may be abroad for life events such as births, deaths and marriages,” it added.
Votingrights.ie made a number of recommendations to the Tánaiste in the letter, including expanding the use of absentee ballots that are currently available for members of the Defence Forces and diplomats serving abroad.
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