Specifically on amendment No. 31, the proposed section 161 provides that the electoral commission may publish codes of conduct in respect of online electoral information or online electoral process information. The first group of amendments assigns a monitoring and investigatory role to an coimisiún toghcháin in order that an coimisiún can protect the integrity of our electoral processes in the online sphere, in particular during electoral events.
Against this background and having regard to similar issues that arose during pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill, when publishing the Electoral Reform Bill 2022 my colleague, the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, signalled that he had asked the Attorney General to prepare proposals and options for inclusion in the Bill with a specific focus on the protection of integrity of electoral processes that could include a role for an coimisiún in this regard.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Jack Chambers and Brendan Griffin; Níl, Deputies Eoin Ó Broin and Cian O'Callaghan.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: | Carried | 77–62 |
| Question put: | Carried | 78–63 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 79–62 |
| Question put: | Carried | 78–62 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 75–64 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Lost | 62–76 |
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