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Electoral (Amendment) (Voting Age) Bill 2026: First Stage

Summary

Senator Joanne Collins introduced the Electoral (Amendment) (Voting Age) Bill 2026 to lower the voting registration age for European Parliament and local government elections, and Second Stage was agreed for next Tuesday.

Bill Electoral (Amendment) (Voting Age) Bill 2026
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No. 60 of 2026 ›

I move:

That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992 to reduce the age at which a person may be registered as a European Parliament Elector, and a Local Government Elector, and to provide for related matters.

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Mark Daly An Cathaoirleach Fianna Fáil

When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

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Mark Daly An Cathaoirleach Fianna Fáil

Is that agreed? Agreed.

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