Tuesday May 5th is the deadline for getting your business in order to vote in the upcoming Marriage and the Age of Presidential Candidates Referendum.
However, there is no deadline for the Irish abroad.
Even though many would like to be here to have a say on our constitution, they cannot vote abroad and will not be able to get home for the date.
We at Newstalk are urging people to use their vote and have a say in this important referendum and we want the Irish abroad who can't vote to tell us how much it means to them.
No matter what part of the world you're in, we would like you to send us a photo of you (on your own or with other Irish ex-pats) with a sign saying: "I (We) can't get home to vote, please #useyourvote".
See Louise from Galway, living in London as an example:
1. Write your sign.
2. Take your photo.
3. Upload online to either Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #useyourvote and we'll find you.
4. Tell your friends and get them to tell their friends. You can still make a difference even if you're not home!
Watch out for our videos and online posts where we will use your photos to urge people to check the register and vote...
Speaking of which, here's how people at home can check the register:
Those who find they are not registered or are registered at the wrong address can correct this if they get the forms to their local authority on or before the May 5thdeadline.
The Commission’s app can be accessed from its Facebook page here.
It's an easy way for people to check the register and get registered before polling day. Alternatively, people can go straight to checktheregister.ie website (here).
"One of the primary functions of the Referendum Commission is to encourage people to vote, and encouraging voter registration in this way is an important part of this,” said the Chairman of the Referendum Commission, Mr Justice Kevin Cross.
If you are not registered, you will be asked to fill out the RFA2 form and send it to your local county or city council. See below for ALL forms available
Not Registered
For inclusion in the Register of Electors you must complete an application form RFA.
Correction of Details
If you are on the draft Register of Electors but your details are incorrect you may claim to have a correction made by completing an application form RFA1.
RFA2
Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the 2015/2016 Register of Electors
RFA3
Application for inclusion in the supplement to 2015/2016 Register of Electors - Change of Address
Check out some of the photos submitted so far from Shanghai to Vancouver:
Not all Irish people can vote in the upcoming referendum, so join the #useyourvote campaign to encourage those who can...
Posted by Newstalk 106-108 fm on Saturday, April 25, 2015
