US citizens resident in Ireland will have the opportunity to vote in the 2012 Global Democratic Primary to confirm President Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States and to vote for Democratic Convention delegates. Voting will be held on Saturday May 5th, from 1:00-5:00 PM at the Arlington Hotel, Dublin 1.
“US citizens will be able to exercise their sacred right to vote from 3,000 miles away here in Dublin,” said Dennis Desmond, Chair of Democrats Abroad Ireland.
“We will be joined on the 5th by two special guests: President Obama’s cousin, Henry Healy, and his local publican in Moneygall, Ollie Hayes. They are going to share with us their extraordinary experience of reuniting with President Obama in Washington, DC on St. Patrick’s Day this year.” The Moneygall men will give their chat at 3:00 PM. Americans will be able to register to vote and cast their ballots all afternoon.
Larry Donnelly, Legal Counsel to Democrats Abroad Ireland and an IrishCentral columnist, believes that many people with American citizenship living in Ireland may be unaware of their right to exercise their vote from outside the United States.
“The exceptional and ongoing flow of emigration between Ireland and the US means many people in Ireland are eligible to vote in US elections, but don’t even know it,” he said. “No matter where in the world an American lives, he or she has the right to vote in US elections.”
Dennis Desmond confirmed that “all those living in Ireland who were born in the United States or hold US passports are eligible to vote in US elections. Additionally, many children 18 years and older on Election day whose parents who hold American citizenship may be eligible to vote, depending on where their parents last lived in the US.
“It means so much to be able to fully participate in the American electoral process from so far away. Democrats who live outside of the US are fully represented by Democrats Abroad.” Dennis Desmond noted that Republicans do not extend the same representation to members of their party who live abroad.
Along with voting for Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for President, US citizens in Ireland will also vote for delegates from Democrats Abroad to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina in September. Three Irish residents are candidates for Convention delegates.
More information about voting eligibility can be found at www.votefromabroad.org.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.STEVENSTAR | Apr 27, 2012, 07:14 PM EDT
@@@@LarryDonnelly | Apr 25, 2012, 11:58 AM EDT STEVENSTAR, I can't resist. I'm one of the Irish-American types you hate who has an Irish passport through ancestry and has lived in Ireland for more than ten years. Because I'm an Irish citizen, I've voted - "meddled" - in every Irish election since 2001!>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I DONT HATE ANYONE MATE .. I JUST THINK AS AN AMERICAN YOU'D BE BETTER OFF VOTING ON AMERICAN ISSUES AND SORTING THOSE OUT BESIDES COMING OVER HERE TO IRELAND AND VOTING ON WHAT WE CHOSE TO DO ... THING IS THEY ARE VERY FEW AMERICANS IN IRELAND SO I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THAT .. THE OTHER 40 MILLION CANT GET IN NOW BEYOND A 90 HOLIDAY VISA WITH THE NEW EU VISA SYSTEM..:-)
Ballyphehane1 | Apr 26, 2012, 04:14 PM EDT
It's a pity the Irish government didn't do something similar last year for the irish presidential election. I would have liked to have voted. Even a postal vote would have done.....Ah well. Oh and for Stevenstar - get a life would you - you're being very aggressive and will burst a blood vessel at the rate you're going. I always got the impression that this was an American website - well, one based in the US but read by many. Since you're so anti-american, maybe you should consider choosing another website - it might help with your blood pressure and minimize your chances of making a holy show of yourself, like you did below.
citizen69 | Apr 26, 2012, 12:08 PM EDT
@IreandNorth: "give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections."... are you completely crazy? If 40 million Irish-Americans got a vote in Irish politics then the actual Irish themselves would become completely irrelevant in their own country's politics! The elections would basically be fought in the USA as they would have ten times more votes than Ireland itself! And you talk about Britain disenfranchising the Irish! Wise up.
Bythebay | Apr 25, 2012, 04:20 PM EDT
This article is about US citizens in Ireland voting in the US Democratic primary. Period.
BrianO | Apr 25, 2012, 12:42 PM EDT
Become a citizen and vote accordingly, really this whole article was developed so Irish central could reuse the photo of Obama.
ciaradexy | Apr 25, 2012, 12:20 PM EDT
LarryDonnelly, You live in Ireland, so what happens in Ireland affects you however why should an American who doesnt live here or who is not affected by what happens here be allowed a vote?
LarryDonnelly | Apr 25, 2012, 11:58 AM EDT
STEVENSTAR, I can't resist. I'm one of the Irish-American types you hate who has an Irish passport through ancestry and has lived in Ireland for more than ten years. Because I'm an Irish citizen, I've voted - "meddled" - in every Irish election since 2001!
ciaradexy | Apr 25, 2012, 11:49 AM EDT
Irelandnorth, you said you left Ireland in the 80s. How can you be abroad and in Ireland at the same time? Yanks voting here is like me voting in issues that effect Monaghan just cos thats where my dad is from=ridiculous, pointless and pretentious.
STEVENSTAR | Apr 25, 2012, 10:32 AM EDT
@@@@IrelandNorth | Apr 25, 2012, 07:59 AM EDT All the more reasons to give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections. Irish citizenship for Americans of Irish extraction would be a positive influence on this country. I'm Irish. All of my people are Irish. My wife is Irish-British. We cherish America/'ns!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARE YOU FOR REAL MATE? WHY WOULD WE WANT AMERICANS MEDDLING IN IRISH AFFAIRS .. IVE SAID IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN YOUR PRETENDING TO BE IRISH WHEN YOUR AMERICAN IN AMERICA .. IM IRISH I LIVE IN IRELAND AND BELIEVE ME WE WOULD NEVER WANT AN AMERICAN NO MATTER HOW CONFUSED THEY ARE ABOUT THEIR NATIONALITY IRISH OR OTHERWISE ... KEEP OUT OF IRISH AFFAIRS AS YOUR NOT WANTED !! END OF THERE ARE 4,5 MILLION IRISH PEOPLE AND SOMETHING LIKE 40 MILLION AMERICANS TRYING TO BE IRISH .. DO U NOT REALISE HOW SCARY THAT IS TO US ONE OF THE SMALLEST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE.. FIRSTLY IM IRISH THEN IM EUROPEAN NOTHING TO DO WITH AMERICA OR AMERICANS ..
IrelandNorth | Apr 25, 2012, 07:59 AM EDT
All the more reasons to give all Irish-Americans in the USA a vote in all Irish elections. Irish citizenship for Americans of Irish extraction would be a positive influence on this country. I'm Irish. All of my people are Irish. My wife is Irish-British. We cherish America/'ns!
Murph46 | Apr 24, 2012, 09:20 PM EDT
Where is my comment of 9:17?
pilib04 | Apr 24, 2012, 08:19 PM EDT
Moneygall's favorite son. Is feidir linn.
seanomelb | Apr 24, 2012, 06:34 PM EDT
The postings below speak volumes for the writers,it would be an insult to ones integrity to reply.
Bythebay | Apr 24, 2012, 05:43 PM EDT
This vote is not by the Irish in Ireland but by Americans in Ireland, those who are US citizens working for American companies who will be returning to the US.
JBRAFTREE | Apr 24, 2012, 04:47 PM EDT
Such a "poser" thank our Lord in Heaven he isn't a champion to most of us in the US as he is in Ireland.
CJECoyne | Apr 24, 2012, 04:17 PM EDT
This is so totally wrong. He is the worst president the U.S.A. has ever had.
BrianO | Apr 24, 2012, 03:01 PM EDT
They don't have to worry if their vote is counted because the U.S. has thousand of resident illegals who will be casting votes for them.
peterson | Apr 24, 2012, 02:58 PM EDT
I think that the Democrats are losing their minds !!
Murph46 | Apr 24, 2012, 11:45 AM EDT
Vote for your Irishman!