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If a person has resided in a municipality 24 hours prior to the elections are they eligible to vote?

April 26, 2017elections eligible hours Municipality person prior resided vote

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If a person has resided in a municipality 24 hours prior to the elections are they eligible to vote?

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The rules of residency are outlined in section 48 of the Local Authorities Election Act and a person only has one place at a time for the purposes of voting. Therefore, if a person is only visiting, they are not eligible to vote in that municipal election.