Almost 100,000 people will have the opportunity to choose Clare’s TDs for the next five years today.
Voting is underway in General Election 2024 with polling stations open since 7 this morning and closing tonight at 10, with 96,398 people here eligible to cast a ballot.
Early voter turnout at the polling station in Clarecastle is currently at 3%, which is roughly in line with previous years for this time of day.
Voters must have ID and are instructed to fill out their ballot papers numerically by writing the number one in the box beside their most preferred candidate and continuing in descending order.
Returning Officer Rita Considine who’s taking charge of her first General Election in Clare, has this advice to prevent people spoiling their vote.
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