www.vote.ie

The www.vote.ie website developed by the VPSJ in 2006 provides a wealth of information on Active Citizenship and voting in Ireland. The website provides another means of making our message about Active Citizenship and the importance of participation in the democratic process more accessible to the general public. There are practical sections on registration, completing a ballot paper, how we are governed and further ways to engage with politicians. The website also provides information and resources such as flyers, posters and new workshop materials to members of the National Active Citizenship Network. The site has been a huge success and proved a very useful resource for many in the run-up to the General Election in 2007 when it received a record number of hits.

It is our aim to keep this website up-to-date and as a useful resource for voters and people trained in the Active Citizenship-Voter Education Programme. We hope that this website will remain an important point of reference in the run-up to the Local and European Elections in Ireland in 2009.

This article was published in Politeia Newsletter 48 - February 2008