'Encouraging' results from poll on integrity of general election

The electoral commission is exploring the potential for extending postal voting in Ireland.

People aren’t going out to vote in Ireland because they’re away on the day, have work commitments or simply think their vote wouldn’t matter, according to new research from the country’s electoral commission.

An Coimisiún Toghcháin said that it must understand more about who non-voters are and why they’re staying away from the polls as it published the survey on the public’s views on the integrity of the general election last November.