Appeal to public in Louth to check electoral register
Louth County Council May meeting
Director of Service at Louth County Council, Joe McGuinness, has appealed to the public in Louth to check the electoral register, to ensure they are registered and all details are accurate, by going to www.checktheregister.ie.
Work done by the Franchise Section of Louth County Council on updating the Rolling Register of Electors for County Louth was highlighted at the Louth County Council May meeting, by Cllr Marianne Butler, who said that the level of accuracy in the Register “is to be commended”.
The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) recently issued statistics which show that Louth County Council has 98% of the electorate with a date of birth and 94% of the dwellings are in the correct Eircode, rating it second in the country with a combined percentage of 92% for Dates of Birth and Eircodes.
According to Louth County Council, on 18 April 2023 there was a total of 94,917 electors on the Rolling Register for County Louth.
The local authority explained that the figures are current on that date only as the Register is being updated on a daily basis.
Just after the General Election in February 2020 there was a total of 97,487 electors on the Register, there has been a reduction in 2,570 electors since then.