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Information for Electors

Where is your Polling Station?  Click on this link to view an interactive map of all Polling Stations in County Louth.

Nominated Candidates

The Nomination period for the 2024 Local Elections has now passed (12noon on May 18th). 

 

A total of 77 candidates have been nominated across the 5 Local Electoral Areas (LEA’s), as follows:

 

Ardee:                               16 nominees

Dundalk Carlingford:        14 nominees

Dundalk South:                 15 nominees

Drogheda Rural:               12 nominees

Drogheda Urban:             20 nominees

 

Please click here to view the complete list of nominees in each LEA: 

2024 Notice of Nominations - Ardee 

2024 Notice of Nominations - Dundalk-Carlingford

2024 Notice of Nominations - Dundalk South

2024 Notice of Nominations - Drogheda Rural 

2024 Notice of Nominations - Drogheda Urban

How to vote in a local election

Please note, the time to register to vote in the upcoming local elections has now passed.  If you are not on the Register of Electors you will not be entitled to vote.

However, for future electoral events please visit www.checktheregister.ie to register.

You do not have to be an Irish citizen to vote in a local election. However, you must be ordinarily resident in the State to register on the Register of Electors. You may not vote in both a county council and a city council election.

 

To vote in a local election, you must:

  • Be over 18 years of age
  • Live in the local electoral area
  • Be listed on the Register of Electors

 

To find out if your name is on the Electoral Register you can:

 

If you want to be added to the Electoral Register, you can complete an application form and return it to your local authority. Application forms are available online at checktheregister.ie or at your local authority office.

Send your completed application form by free-post to your local authority. There is no need to put a stamp on the envelope.

 

You can also register to vote online at checktheregister.ie. If you are registering for Dublin, you can register at voter.ie.

 

You can read more about registering to vote.

 

Casting your vote

On polling day, you can vote by secret ballot at your local polling station. Pencils will be provided, but you can bring your own pen or pencil if you wish.

 

The Irish electoral system is based on proportional representation by single transferable vote (PR-STV).

 

The names of the candidates in the election appear in alphabetical order on the ballot paper along with an indication of their political party, if any. A photograph of the candidate or a party emblem may also appear on the ballot paper.

 

You must indicate the order of your choice of candidates by writing “1” or “one” beside your first choice, and, if you wish, “2” or “two” beside your second choice, “3” or “three” beside your third choice, and so on.

 

If you have a visual impairment, a Ballot Paper Template will be available at every polling station and you can use it to cast your vote.