Minister Murphy announces establishment of Referendum Commission
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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Mr. Eoghan Murphy, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, announced today (9 March 2018) that an order has been made under the Referendum Act 1998 establishing an independent statutory Referendum Commission for the purpose of the forthcoming referendum on the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018.
In accordance with the 1998 Act, the Chief Justice has nominated the Hon. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to act as Chairperson to the Commission.
The other members of the Commission are:
The principal function of the Commission is to prepare, publish and distribute to the electorate statements containing a general explanation of the subject matter of the referendum proposal, to promote awareness of the referendum and to encourage the electorate to vote.
The Commission will, in addition, consider and rule on applications from bodies or groups for declaration as approved bodies who may appoint agents at the referendum to be present at polling stations and at the counting of votes.