Galway Traveller Movement is holding a voter registration drive next week ahead of the Galway West by-election this May.
An Coimisiún Toghcháin, Ireland’s independent electoral commission, is partnering up with the Galway Traveller Movement to hold an in-person voter information and registration drive.
The event will take place at the Foroige Youth Service Ballybane on Tuesday, April 14.
With the Galway West Bye-Election due to take place in May, Ireland’s independent electoral commission and Galway Traveller Movement will be bringing together members of the Traveller community with a focus on promoting voter registration and providing independent information on voting.
Lee Anna Ward, Primary Health Care Coordinator of the Galway Traveller Movement, is calling on all young Galway Travellers to use their right to vote as it is a way to participate actively in the democratic process.
There will be voter registration demonstrations on site, alongside a mock polling station complete with a booth and a ballot box to illustrate the voting process.
