Should foreigners, currently residing in Ireland, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
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Response rates from 3.7k Meath voters.
66% Yes |
34% No |
36% Yes |
29% No |
14% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
5% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
8% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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6% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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2% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
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1% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 3.7k Meath voters.
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Unique answers from Meath voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZLVC9G1wk1W
After living in Ireland for like a year, just so they have a good enough understanding of whats it’s like living here. Like beta testing:)
@9ZKNPZR1wk1W
We shouldn’t allow people who may not be staying in this country have a say in what is going to happen to it in the future.
@9ZJGWPH1wk1W
I believe, the grandchildren / 3rd generation of immigrants should be granted the right to vote as I feel this allows for a period of naturalisation
@9ZGRKYG1wk1W
Yes, after living here for 1 year and planning to stay longer + if they're from an EU country they can only vote once in EU elections
@9ZG5VD72wks2W
Yes but only after living in the country 5 years and if they pay tax. They should then only be allowed to vote where applicable eg local and european elections for eu citizens
@9ZDS24B2wks2W
If these foreign residents are immigrants and have come here to settle, then yes they can and should have the right to vote.
@9ZCVZL52wks2W
Yes but only after living in the country for a year or more and having an understanding of the culture and political situation.
@9ZCTZV62wks2W
Yes but only if they have been paying taxes for 3 years, or if they have grown up/lived here and their parents have paid taxes for 3 years.
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