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The Seanad Éireann Register contains a list of the names, addresses and qualifications of NUI graduates who registered to be included on the Register before 26 February 2020. These graduates may now vote in a Seanad Éireann election during the period 1 June 2020 – 30 May 2021. The Seanad Register may be used only for electoral purposes. An edited Seanad Éireann Register is also available. Both registers are available for purchase in hard or electronic copy from NUI.



The current Register, operative from 1st June 2020, contains the names of 110,156 electors. The cost of the 2020 Register is €166, either in hard or electronic copy.

NUI administers the Seanad Éireann Register and elections for the NUI constituency, in line with the requirements set down by the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937-2015.

Registration on the register is not automatic; graduates must claim to be registered. Claims/Registration forms must be received at the NUI Office by 26th February in any given year.

A handy leaflet explaining the registration process is available to download by clicking here.

If you have any other queries about the NUI Seanad Éireann Register of Electors, please do not hesitate to contact us at records@nui.ie or by phone at 01 439 2424

Seanad Éireann Register FAQs

How can I register on the NUI Seanad Éireann Electoral Register?

Download Institutions in the NUI constituency (151 Kb) Graduates of the National University of Ireland who have received a degree (other than an honorary degree) and who are Irish citizens are eligible to vote in Seanad Éireann elections, once they are included in the University electoral register. The Seanad Éireann University Members Acts (1937-2015) stipulates the 26th February each year as the deadline for registration, for the Register that will be effective from 1st June of that year. Therefore registrations submitted after 26th February 2020 will added to the Register on 1st June 2021. The form below may be used to register and should be completed in full and hand signed. The form can then be scanned and attached to an email and sent to records@nui.ie or posted to Records Office, National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, D02 V583. Download Registration Claim / Graduate Update Form

Irish Version: English Version: Please download the pdf to your computer (right click and save) and complete the form using Adobe Reader as not all internet browsers support on screen completion of pdf documents





How do I check if i am listed on the NUI Seanad Éireann register?

There is currently no provision in the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937-2015, for online registration or for checking the register online. You can check if you are registered in a number of ways: Copies of the Seanad Éireann Electoral Register are available for review in the libraries of the NUI constituent institutions , the National Library of Ireland and in the reception of NUI offices, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2;

, the and in the reception of Check with NUI via email records@nui.ie ;

records@nui.ie ; Call NUI on (01) 439 24 24. To assist in identifying you on the register, please include the following information: Full name at time of graduation/registration

Any other form of name used (e.g. Irish, single, married, etc.)

Any other name used during completion of degree

Date of birth

NUI degree(s) and other NUI qualification(s)

Year(s) of conferring(s) and NUI institution(s) where conferred

Previous address

Current address. We will respond promptly to all enquiries.



I am on the Register but I didn’t get a ballot paper in the last election.

Have you changed your address since you registered to be included on the Register? If so please contact NUI to update your details. If you are on the Register and didn't get your voting papers, the most likely reason is that we have an incorrect address on record for you. Unless we are informed of a change of address, voting papers will go to the address on record.



Once the Register has been published, is it possible to amend an address?

Yes, a graduate who is already registered may, at any time, ensure that his/her details are up-to-date. The form below may be used and should be completed in full and hand signed. The form can then be scanned and attached to an email and sent to records@nui.ie or posted to Records Office, National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, D02 V583. The form cannot be submitted directly online and changes can not be made over the telephone. Download Registration Claim / Graduate Update Form

Irish Version: English Version: Please download the pdf to your computer (right click and save) and complete the form using Adobe Reader as not all internet browsers support on screen completion of pdf documents



Are names ever removed from the Register?

Yes. on receipt of written request by a graduate to have his/her name removed

on receipt of notification of the death of a graduate

as provided by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001: 'after reasonable enquiry by the registration officer, whose address or the address to which the ballot paper is to be sent is unknown'. (S. 56)

If my name has been removed from the Register, can I still vote?

Only if you have re-registered in time to be included on the Register in use for the relevant Seanad election.

When do Seanad Éireann Elections take place?

Seanad Elections take place within 90 days of the dissolution of Dáil Éireann - the Election is strictly a postal vote. In the event that more than three candidates are nominated, ballot papers are issued to all registered graduates. Ballot Papers are sent by registered post on the date set out in the Minister’s Order.

Purchasing a copy of the Seanad Éireann Register

By Order (S.I. No. 290 of 2000) of the then Minister of the Environment, Mr. Noel Dempsey, the following Regulation became effective from 21st September 2000:



The fee to be paid under paragraph (d) of Rule 15 of the First Schedule to the Act by an applicant for a copy of the revised[Seanad Éireann] register or any part thereof shall be fifty nine pence plus the sum of twelve pence for each one hundred by which the number of persons in the revised register or part thereof exceeds one hundred. (Note: 59 pence = 75 cent; 12 pence = 15 cent)



The current Register, operative from 1st June 2020, contains the names of 112,216 electors. Using the prescribed calculation*, the cost of the 2020 Register amounts to €165.90, either in hard or electronic copy.



*Number of 100’s, or part thereof, by which 110,156 exceeds 100 = 1101.

1101 x .15 = €165.15

+ €0.75

= €165.90

Cost of Register = €166.00 (Rounding)



Anyone purchasing a copy of the register must undertake to comply with the relevant provisions of the Irish Data Protection Act 2018 (and EU General Data Protection Regulations). A form is available for this purpose from the NUI office. The Seanad Register may be used only for electoral purposes.





What is the Edited Seanad Éireann Register?