Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-07
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Rebecca Moynihan (LAB), Administrative Panel

I move amendment No. 27:
In page 48, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:
"(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) , research commissioned or conducted under that subsection may include research on—
(a) best practice standards in the taking of opinion polls, and voter education in relation to opinion polls,
(b) best practice standards in relation to a framework for broadcast election debates, including a possible regulatory framework, in order to secure both fairness and impartiality,
(c) mandatory voting,
(d) lowering the voting age,
(e) further extending the franchise in respect of non-citizens in the State, and
(f) further extending the franchise in respect of citizens outside the State.".

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