Eleven local authorities across the country have more people on their election register than the population that is eligible to vote.
An Coimisiún Toghcháin, the independent electoral commission, said it is deeply concerned at the legacy accuracy issues surrounding the multiple electoral databases – following a significant research project.
There are currently 31 electoral registers, the vast majority of which do not “talk to one another”, meaning duplication is common.
Some political scientists have estimated that up to 500,000 names are on the register that should not be, but an Coimisiún Toghcháin claims there is no way of accurately assessing…