asked the Minister for the Environment the reason persons who will be in the Six Counties on 20 June 1985 and qualify for a postal vote will not, though they requested it, have the ballot paper sent to them by post on the grounds that they are in the Six Counties.
Written Answers. - Postal Voting.
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The regulations governing postal voting provide that a person may be registered as a postal voter if he satisfies the returning officer that he will be unable, or is likely to be unable, to vote in person by reason of: (a) the circumstances of his occupation, service or employment; or (b) his physical illness or physical disability.
There is no provision for a postal vote on the grounds of change of address.
It is a matter for the returning officer to decide on each application on its merits within the regulations, and I have no function in this matter. There is no provision in the regulations to the issue of ballot papers to addresses outside the State.