Voter registration deadlines
The deadline to register and update your details for in-person voting for the General Election is 12 November 2024.
The deadline for postal and special voting arrangements for the General Election is 10 November 2024.
Laois County Council is responsible for compiling the Register of Electors (voting register) for Laois. The Register is now updated on an ongoing basis. Part 3 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 which recently came into force introduced the new Rolling Register of Electors to replace the Draft and Live Registers.
Am I eligible to vote?
Persons aged 18 or over who are otherwise qualified can register to vote. Persons aged 16 and 17 who are otherwise eligible may pre-register but will only become eligible to vote upon turning 18.
Who can vote?
While every resident is entitled to be registered, the registration authority needs to know a person’s citizenship to determine at which elections a person may vote. The right to vote is as follows:
• Irish Citizens: May vote at every election and referendum
• British Citizens: May vote at Dáil and Local Elections only
• Other EU Citizens: May vote at European & Local Elections only
• Non - EU Citizens: May vote at Local Elections only
How can I register?
New applicants can register online via Check The Register and current electors can also check if you are on the register or update their details using the same link.
New applicants to the Register can now provide their PPSN, their date of birth and eircode. The introduction of PPSN’s will contribute to greater accuracy.
I do not have a PPSN or want to provide it?
Where a person does not have a PPSN or who wishes not to provide it, they will need to complete a paper form which includes an in-person identity check at a local Garda station or at Laois County Council’s offices at Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
The following application forms can also be downloaded hereunder and from Check The Register
Completed forms can be sent to: Corporate Affairs, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 EHP9.
ERF1 Electoral Registration Form
ERF1 Clárú chun vóta a chaitheamh
ERF2 No Fixed Address Form
ERF2 Gan Seoladh Seasta
PV2 Illness or Disability Form
PV2 Tinnis nó míchumais
PV4 Student or Work purposes
PV4 Oibre nó staidéir
PV7 Anonymous Elector
PV7 Thoghthóir gan ainm
SV1 Special Voters List
SV1 liosta vótálaithe speisialta
TPC Third party request
TPC Iarratas ó thríú páirtí
Application forms (hard copy)
The following forms are also available by contacting Laois County Council by emailing register@laoiscoco.ie or alternatively by contacting 057 866 4105
- PV1- Application for Postal Vote for members of the Defence Forces
- PV3 – Application for Postal Vote for Civil Servants serving as a member of a diplomatic mission
- outside the state.
- PV5 – Application for Postal Vote for members of the Garda Siochana
- PV6 – Application for Postal Voters by registered voters detained in prison
- PV8 – Application for postal vote by persons employed by the Returning Officer
Please note that the onus is on all electors to check that all their details are correct on Check The Register
Further information
If you have any queries regarding the above, please contact our Corporate Affairs Department by emailing register@laoiscoco.ie or call us on 057 866 4105.
