Electoral Act, 1923

Provisions as to disqualifications.

4.—(1) A person shall not be disqualified from being registered, or from voting as a Dáil or Seanad elector, or from voting at a Referendum by reason that he or she or some other per on for whose maintenance he or she is responsible has received poor relief or other alms.

(2) Nothing contained in this Act shall, except as expressly provided therein confer on any person who is subject to any legal incapacity to be registered, or to vote either as a Dáil or Seanad elector, or to vote at a Referendum any right to be so registered or to vote.

(3) A person shall not be disqualified from voting at any election as a Dáil or Seanad elector, by reason of being employed for payment by or on behalf of a candidate at such election so long as the employment is legal.