Electoral commission says election candidates should not have to put their addresses on ballot papers

An Coimisiún Toghcháin's recommendations arise from concerns publishing candidates' addresses could pose a safety risk for them and their families

Under the Electoral Act 1992, candidates seeking to run for election to the Dáil must provide an address on the nomination paper, which is subsequently published on the ballot paper. File picture: Larry Cummins 

There should be no automatic requirement for election candidates to put their addresses on ballots, Ireland's electoral commission has found.

An Coimisiún Toghcháin has published a research and recommendations paper on the inclusion of candidates’ addresses on ballot papers. It arose from concerns including a candidate’s address on the ballot paper could be a safety and privacy risk for them and their families.