Politics

Seanad election reform deferral could mean no vote for some graduates until 2030

Independent senator accuses successive governments of ‘calculated inertia’ in failing to implement change recommended in more than 20 reports

The government is under pressure to reform the Seanad electoral system to allow graduates of all universities to vote

Reforms to the electoral system to allow all university graduates to vote in Seanad elections will be deferred until after the next vote, and may mean that it is 2030 before they can cast a ballot.

The government is under pressure to reform the Seanad electoral system after a recent Supreme Court judgment found that it was unconstitutional to only allow graduates of certain universities to vote in Seanad elections.

Only graduates of Trinity College ...