This Friday, the public will cast their votes to elect 14 MEPs to represent Ireland at the European Parliament, and 949 candidates to fill the local city and council seats.
Between 7am and 10pm on Friday 7 June, the Irish public will take to polling stations across the country to cast their votes in both the local and European elections. As well as this, those registered to vote in the Limerick city and county electoral areas will also be voting for the first directly elected Mayor of Limerick, which is a test case for other cities across Ireland.
At the polling station, you’ll be given two ballot papers, except in Limerick, where you’ll be given three. The ballot paper for the European election will be white, the Limerick mayor ballot paper will be pink, and the ballot paper for the local election will be any other colour. On the paper, candidate names will be listed in alphabetical order alongside their party emblems, photographs, and an empty box.
In order to succeed, a candidate must meet a certain quota of votes, which is calculated by dividing the number of valid votes cast in that electoral area by one more than the number of seats available, and then adding one. Once a candidate reaches this quota, there will be a surplus vote, which means that all ballot papers are distributed to the other candidates accordingly.
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