The youngest declared candidate in the south Louth area for the County Council elections, James Carroll has encouraged all of those who will be 18 years of age or older on June 5th to register to vote prior to the June local and European elections.

“In the results of the recent National Youth Council survey it was noted that 30 % of young people aged between 18 and 25 are not registered to vote,” noted 25 year old James Carroll.

“A more concerted effort needs to be made to ensure that all those not currently are added to the Supplementary Register before the upcoming June elections.”

“As a new, young candidate, I believe in the long run, we need to review the current system of registration and move towards the automatic electronic registration of young people when they reach the age at which they are entitled to vote,” added James Carroll.

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