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Evie Sammon’s policies on electoral issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average Irish [people] voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

Elections  ›  Retirement Age of Politicians

Should politicians be required to wait until the age of 65 to receive a pension?

  Party’s support baseYes, they should have the same entitlements as the citizens they represent

Elections  ›  Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

ES>ES  Evie Sammon voterbaseNo

Elections  ›  Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

  Party’s support baseYes

Elections  ›  Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

  Party’s support baseNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes

Elections  ›  Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in Ireland, have the right to vote?

ES>ES  Evie Sammon voterbaseYes, but only after living in the country for 5 years


Elections  ›  Voting Rights Abroad

Should Irish citizens, living abroad and in Northern Ireland, have the right to vote in presidential elections?

  Party’s support baseYes, but only for citizens living in Northern Ireland

Elections  ›  Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

ES>ES  Evie Sammon voterbaseNo

Elections  ›  Seanad Éireann Referendum

Should the Seanad be abolished?

  Party’s support baseNo, but make it a body that is wholly elected by the people

Elections  ›  Elected Representatives

Should the number of elected representatives be reduced?

  Party’s support baseNo, this would give too much political power to a small number of representatives