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 7.9k Social Democracy voters.
75% Yes |
25% No |
41% Yes |
21% No |
16% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
4% 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 |
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Unique answers from Social Democracy voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZSPGP815hrs15H
Yes but only if they’ve been living in Ireland for a certain about of years and plan to live here longer
@9ZQYF74 4 days4D
Yes, but only if they have liced in the country for 6 months and then continue to live in the country for 6 months after.
@9ZSKKDX16hrs16H
I believe foreign residers should only be able to vote if they have approved citizenship in Ireland, have been living in the country for over 10 years, speak English well and can understand what they are voting for, and pay taxes. Otherwise, I don’t think they should have the right to vote.
@9ZRR6FC3 days3D
They should be living here for over a year and have proof of intention to remain here in some regard to register
@9ZLVC9G2wks2W
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:)
@9ZKNPZR2wks2W
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.
@9ZJGWPH2wks2W
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
@9ZGRKYG2wks2W
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
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