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Electoral Reform Act 2022
Introduced
30 March 2022
Last action
25 July 2022 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Subjects
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11 September 2024
Official titles
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1 official language
Irish
An tAcht um Athchóiriú Toghcháin, 2022
Summary
Act to provide for the establishment of An Coimisiún Toghcháin; to confer on the Commission certain functions in relation to the preparation and maintenance of the Register of Political Parties; to provide that the Commission shall explain, to the public, the subject matter of referendums; to provide that the Commission shall provide information, to the public, on electoral processes and encourage participation, by the public, in the democratic processes of the State; to provide for the review, by the Commission, of constituencies for the election of members to Dáil Éireann and to the European Parliament; to provide for the review, by the Commission, of local authority electoral area boundaries; to confer on the Commission a policy, research and advisory function; to provide that the Commission shall oversee the electoral register; to confer on the Commission the power to set standards for registration authorities and make recommendations to registration authorities or to the Minister in relation to the registration of electors; to modernise the arrangements for the registration of electors; to provide for continuous registration on the basis of individual application; to provide for necessary and appropriate data sharing to assist registration authorities in updating and maintaining the register; to provide for annual reporting by registration authorities to the Commission; to provide for a designated registration authority to manage a shared database for registration authorities to use in the performance of their functions; to provide for anonymous registration in certain limited cases; to provide a specific registration process for persons with no fixed address; to provide for a pending electors list for persons aged 16 and 17; to provide for the extension of postal voter categories to include special voters in certain circumstances; to provide a framework for the regulation of online political advertising during election periods by the Commission; to provide for the labelling of online political advertisements; to provide for transparency notices for online political advertisements; to confer on the Commission the power to monitor compliance, carry out investigations and take enforcement action under this Act in so far as it relates to online political advertising; to facilitate elections during a pandemic or Covid-19; to provide for polling on the islands; to amend the Electoral Act 1997 to enhance transparency in relation to certain donations to political parties and to provide, inter alia, for the preparation by political parties of consolidated annual statements of accounts; to provide for the holding of fundraising lotteries by political parties; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
30 March 2022
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
30 March 2022
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
30 March 2022
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
7 April 2022
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
15 June 2022
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
15 June 2022
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
15 June 2022
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
21 June 2022
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
6 July 2022
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
7 July 2022
Fifth Stage
Enacted
Source: Seanad Éireann
13 July 2022
Cream List
Enacted
Source: Dáil Éireann
25 July 2022
Enacted
25 July 2022
Enacted
Enacted
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Documents
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Bill Digest
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Bill Digest
pdf · EN · 28 December 2022
Electoral Reform Act 2022
pdf · EN · 25 July 2022
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As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
pdf · EN · 13 July 2022
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As passed by Dáil Éireann
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As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann]
pdf · EN · 31 May 2022
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Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 30 March 2022
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As Initiated
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Sponsors
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage · Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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- Legal framework · Electoral Reform Act 2022 · 2022/30 · IE
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2022/37/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2022/37
- ireland · bill-2022-37 · source updated 11 September 2024