In order to vote, you must be at least 18 and must have been ordinarily resident in Ireland on 1 September of last year. You also need to register with your Local Authority.
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government signed the Polling Day Order fixing 8 February 2020 as the day for taking the poll at the General Election.
The closing date for the Supplement to the Register of Electors was Wednesday 22 January 2020.
The closing date for the Supplement to the Postal Voters and Special Voters Lists was Thursday 16 January 2020.
You can check if you are registered, and if your details are correct, on checktheregister.ie or by contacting our Franchise Section.
To register to vote, or to change your details, you need to complete a form and send it to our Franchise Section.
There are different forms for making different changes to the Register, such as registering for the first time, updating your address, updating your citizenship status, transferring your European Parliament vote to Ireland, or applying for a postal vote. More Information on Voting and Elections
Forms are available from checktheregister.ie and our page on Voting and Elections, or you can request them in person from the County Council offices on Mount Street, Mullingar or Church Street, Athlone.
When you register, you might be asked for documents, such as copies of your birth certificate, passport, or certificate of naturalisation, to prove you are eligible to vote.
You must be ordinarily resident in Ireland on 1 September if you want to vote in the following year.
The Draft Register of Electors (that is, the draft of the register for the next year) is published on 1 November.
You can make corrections or add your name to the Draft Register until 25 November.
The new Register of Electors is published on 1 February.
The Register of Electors comes into force for one year on 15 February.
After the Register is published, you can still be added to a Supplement to the Register, or update your details on the Register, until two weeks before polling day (excluding Sundays, public holidays and Good Friday).
To be added to the Supplement, use an RFA2 form.
To update your address, use an RFA3 form.
Citizens of an EU member state who register to vote in Ireland must also complete an EP1 form if they wish to transfer their European Parliament vote from their home country to Ireland.
To be added to the Supplement to the Postal Voters list, use a PVS1 form (for physical illness or disability) or a PVS2 form (for circumstances of occupation).
RFA2 - Supplement to Register of Electors - English
RFA2 - Supplement to Register of Electors - Gaeilge
EP1 - European Elector - English
RFA3 - Change of Address - English
RFA3 - Change of Address - Gaeilge
PVS1 - Postal Supplement - Illness or Disability - Bilingual
PVS2 - Postal Supplement - Occupation or Student - English
PVS2 - Postal Supplement - Occupation or Student - Gaeilge
Forms can be delivered in person to Westmeath County Council offices in Mullingar, Athlone or Castlepollard or can be posted to:
Franchise Section,
Westmeath County Council,
Áras an Chontae,
Mount Street,
Mullingar
N91 FH4N
Email: register@westmeathcoco.ie
Phone: 044 933 2000