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Late arrival - Polling card

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  • 02-06-2009 2:16pm
    #1
    Amalgam
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭


    Is it unusual not to have a polling card by now?

    I'm south county Dublin, what body or organisation do I contact to try and get one?
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    delop
    Registered Users Posts: 490 ✭✭delop


    Haven't got mine either , Dublin 9,
    but I checked my self up on http://www.dublincity.ie/onlinevotersregistration/
    and I was there, so I assume I can show up with my passport and vote if the card don't come

    Conspiracy crossed my mind, but its a bit far fetched....


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    Amalgam
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Excellent delop, thank you.


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    Niall Keane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,154 ✭✭✭Niall Keane


    My wife and I haven't got ours either, sent in for the change of address 5 weeks ago.
    In the last general election, we both had two votes, one for Rathmines where we were then living, and another for Blackrock where we lived 5 years before that. Being honest we used the votes for Rathmines.
    Makes you wonder though? Will we have between us, 6 votes this time?


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    Amalgam
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    I always correctly received polling cards where I am now. Just a no-show this time. I really want to vote. :(


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,888 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    Amalgam wrote: »
    I always correctly received polling cards where I am now. Just a no-show this time. I really want to vote. :(

    the point to note is that being on the register allows you to vote, you do not need a polling card

    passport ID enough


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    nodrog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭nodrog


    Yeah once your on the register all you need is photo ID.

    But they are going through letter boxes as I write this....


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    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Riskymove wrote: »
    the point to note is that being on the register allows you to vote, you do not need a polling card

    passport ID enough

    Indeed, the polling card is merely a reminder of the polling date and where your voting centre is, it isn't even enough for you to vote. You are still required to have photo ID on you to vote.


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,888 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    nesf wrote: »
    You are still required to have photo ID on you to vote.

    if "challenged"


    the most biased partisan thing ever...


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    nesf
    Registered Users Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Riskymove wrote: »
    if "challenged"


    the most biased partisan thing ever...

    Meh, everyone should have to produce ID in fairness.


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    Amalgam
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    Polling card arrived on Tuesday. Along with nesf, I'm all for showing identification.


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    Riskymove
    Registered Users Posts: 10,888 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    nesf wrote: »
    Meh, everyone should have to produce ID in fairness.

    I wouldn't have a problem with that, my point is not everyone has to show ID and its known that certain people try and make politics out of it at the polling station!


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