European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019
Public bill · Government · Presented
Revises Ireland’s European Parliament election rules to match updated EU seat allocations and election procedures. It redraws the European Parliament constituencies for the 2019–2024 term, sets how many MEPs each constituency elects, and moves the election timetable earlier so nominations and information-sharing can happen on time. It also lets candidates add the name of a European political party to their ballot paper, and allows Irish parties to list a European affiliation on the party register.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to give effect to European Council Decision (EU) 2018/937 of 28 June 2018 establishing the composition of the European Parliament and Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 of 13 July 2018 amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 and, for that purpose, to revise the European Parliament constituencies; to provide for the number of members to be elected for such constituencies; to amend the European Parliament Elections Act 1997; to amend the Electoral Act 1992; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 20 March 2019
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- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage Seanad
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- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage Dáil
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage Dáil
- European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee Dáil