The Register of Electors

All Irish citizens over the age of 18 are entitled to vote at the Presidential Election but only if they are on the Register of Electors for their area.  The Register of Electors is maintained by the relevant Local Authority and it is important to make sure that you are on the register for your area.  You should verify this even if you have voted in previous elections since errors do occasionally happen and could prevent you being able to cast your vote.
You can check the register online at CheckTheRegister.ie where it will only take a minute to make sure you are registered.
People who are eligible to vote but who are not registered as electors still have time to apply for entry in the supplement to the register of electors to be published before polling day and so be able to vote on 27 October 2011. Application forms can be downloaded from http://www.checktheregister.ie/ or can be obtained from City and County Councils.  To be eligible for inclusion in the supplement to the register a person must be an Irish citizen, must be 18 years of age by polling day and must be ordinarily resident in the State.
Applications for inclusion in the supplement must be signed in the presence of and witnessed by a member of the Garda Siochana or, if the person cannot attend their local Garda Station, by an official of their County or City Council provided they state the reason why they were unable to attend a Garda station. If, because of a physical illness or physical disability, a person cannot attend either their local Garda Station or their County or City Council, their application form must be accompanied by a medical certificate. The final date for the receipt of completed supplement application forms by the relevant City or County Council is 10 October 2011.