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Environment Minister Phil Hogan has reminded people that tomorrow (Monday 14th) is the last day to apply for inclusion in the supplement to the Register.

Minister Hogan said:

People who are eligible to vote but who are not registered as electors still have time to apply for entry on the supplement to the register of electors and be able to vote on the Stability Treaty on Thursday 31st May.  People can log on to www.checktheregister.ie  to see if they are registered and if not, they have until tomorrow to fill out their application forms which can be downloaded from checktheregister.ie or obtained from City or County Councils. To be eligible for inclusion in the supplement to the register a person must be an Irish citizen, must be 18 years of age by polling day and must be ordinarily resident in the State.

An application for inclusion in the supplement to the Register must be signed by the applicant in the presence of a member of the Garda Síochána from the applicant’s local Garda station who must first be satisfied as to the person’s identity before signing, dating and stamping the form.  The Garda may request photographic or other identification.  Where the applicant establishes in writing that he is unable to progress the application in this way, the form can be signed by the applicant in the presence of an official of the registration authority who is satisfied as to his or her identity.  Again, photographic or other identification may be required.  If neither option is viable due to physical illness or physical disability, the application form must be accompanied by a medical certificate.  The final date for receipt of completed application forms by the relevant City or County Council is tomorrow, Monday 14th May 2012.

Thursday 31st May 2012 is the polling day at the referendum on the proposal for the amendment of the Constitution contained in the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012. Polling will take place between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm. Every Irish citizen who is 18 years of age and included in the register of electors is entitled to vote at the referendum. The total electorate currently stands at some 3.1 million.