Auto Enrolling People To Vote Would Boost Voter Turnout-Tommy Mulligan

The Laois councillor is calling for a system to automatically register people to vote once they turn 18.

Automatically registering people to vote once they turn 18 would eliminate a lot of obstacles for people to have their say.

That's the view of Laois councillor Tommy Mulligan, who is calling for a new system to be put in place to auto enroll people on the electoral register.

Laois County Council will be sending a letter to relevant Government Departments to further the issue. 

Independent rep Mulligan says the move could help improve voter turn out:

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