Unless you want to give up voting or face potential problems when it comes to voting, it is a very good idea to contact your local authority and request form RFA. Some authorities automatically send this out each year, with others you have to contact the county secretary and request a copy of the form.

You can check the details when the draft register is published on 1st November at post offices, public libraries, Garda stations, courthouses or local authority offices. It is available up until 25th November, if you find an error you can ask for form RFAI. The final register is published on 1st February and comes into force on 15th February and is used at every election during the following 12 months.

If you find you are omitted from the register, you can apply to be included in a supplement by completing form FFA2. Persons on the supplement are entitled to vote at elections/referenda held during the life of the register.