Presidential Elections Could Have More Voters Outside The State

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Presidential elections in Ireland could soon have more voters outside the State than within it.

That’s according to figures from the Junior Minister tasked with a referendum on giving a vote to citizens outside the country.

Joe McHugh says 1.8 million people in the North, and 1.8 million citizens overseas, could now be given a vote.

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But he wants the public to get involved in discussions on exactly WHO should qualify for a vote: