Unit: Electoral Commission

Electoral Commission

An Coimisiún Toghcháin

Thursday 9th of February 2023 - still active

The Electoral Commission was established to fulfil a broad range of functions in relation to elections, referenda and the political system, including the regulation of online political advertising. It replaced the Referendum Commission

From date: 2023-02-09
To date:
Source: Electoral Commission Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: An Coimisiún Toghcháin
- Source: Section 8 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory Corporation
- Source: Section 8(2) of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Information Providing
- Source: Section 30 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Advisory - Consultative - Representation - Advocacy
- Source: Section 30 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Regulatory (over public and private sectors)
- Source: Section 30 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: General Public Services
- Source: Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Source: Section 2 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Cofog: general public services NEC
- Source: Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022); S.I. No. 31/2023
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: Section 6(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014); S.I. No. 31/2023
- Description: Assumed to be a 'public body' for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2014
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Fairly Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005); S.I. No. 31/2023
- Description: Assumed to be within scope of Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005 (No. 14 of 2005)
- From date: 2023-02-09
- Confidence: Quite Confident
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022/act/30/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2023/si/31/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
S.I. No. 32/2023 (Electoral Commission)	2023-02-09	Referendum Commission	Electoral Commission

Unit Information

Electoral Commission

An Coimisiún Toghcháin