The DOs and DON’Ts of voting in Friday’s referenda
You will have received a polling card in the post - one of these has been sent to every elector. Check the date and the location of your polling station. Make sure you know how to get there.
A Statement for the Information of Voters has also been sent you you. It has all the information about both referenda so it is essential reading.
If you haven't received a polling card but you applied late to be on the register, you can find your elector number and polling station on checktheregister.ie (just remember to bring proof of address).
On Friday, go to the polling station named in your polling card. A numbered booth will also be assigned, find this inside the polling station.
Bring your polling card and make sure to have ID with you.
Accepted forms of ID are: a passport; a driving licence; an employee identity card containing a photograph; a student identity card issued by an educational institution and containing a photograph; a travel document containing name and photograph; a Bank or Savings or Credit Union book containing address in the constituency or local electoral area (where appropriate); a Public Services Card.
If you don't have any of the forms of ID listed above, you may also bring one of the following, accompanied by a further document which proves your address: a cheque book; a cheque card; a credit card; a birth certificate; a marriage certificate.
Please not that a civil partnership certificate is NOT a valid ID for voting.
Do NOT wear tshirts, badges, etc, calling for a yes or no vote. Even if it's accidental, it is seen as political activity which is prohibited in the vicinity of polling stations for the duration of the poll and for half an hour before and after.
The prohibition will apply in relation to the grounds in which the polling station is situated and within 50 metres of any entrance to the grounds, so it's safer to leave these at home.
As previously mentioned, don't bring your civil partnership certificate to identify yourself.
Once you've arrived at your correct polling station and proven your identity, you will be given two ballot papers identical to the ones below and sent to a private booth to make your choices.
Read them carefully and make sure you understand which box to cross.
When you are ready, mark your choice with an X.
If you approve of the proposal, mark X in the square beside “TÁ/YES”. If you do not approve, mark X in the square beside “NÍL/NO”.
Fold the paper in two and put it into the ballot box.
Do NOT draw on the page or write anything. This will spoil your vote. Just mark your choice.
Don't take a selfie in the polling booth or instagram your vote either, it breaches the anonymity of the vote and you could be prosecuted.
Take all the photos you want ouside before or afterwards.
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