Sir, - Would be voters in the who are not on the general register, which closed some time ago, are being encouraged to put their names on a supplementary register up to May 21st so that they can vote on June 6th.
Those who became eligible during the past year to vote on the university panels for the Seanad had to register before the end of February. The new 1997 register, however, does not come into effect until June 1st. I have written to the Minister for the Environment, Mr. Howlin, asking him to. allow the 1997 register to be used. Otherwise, thousands of voters on the university panels will be disenfranchised because the general election was called 16 days before June 1st.
The Seanad count will take place about two months after the Dail count. Unless the 1997 register is used, all those who have registered after February 1996 will be unable to vote. - Yours, etc.,
Seanad Eireann,
Baile Atha Cliath 2.