Article 19 of the Constitution of Ireland

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Article 19 of the Constitution of Ireland is a constitutional provision that allows the state to confer limited voting rights in certain elections on non-Irish nationals, subject to conditions set by law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedWith Constitution of Ireland 1937 ⓘ
appliesTo aliens resident in Ireland ⓘ
non‑Irish nationals ⓘ
bindingOn Government of Ireland ⓘ
Oireachtas ⓘ
category provision on citizenship and political participation ⓘ
citationForm Art. 19, Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
conditionedOn conditions prescribed by law ⓘ
constitutionalHierarchy supreme law within Irish legal order ⓘ
constitutionalStatus in force ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
doesNotGuarantee automatic voting rights for all non‑Irish nationals ⓘ
enables differential treatment between citizens and non‑citizens in electoral law within constitutional limits ⓘ
governs extension of electoral franchise to non‑citizens ⓘ
interpretedAs permissive provision rather than mandatory ⓘ
jurisdiction Ireland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Irish ⓘ
legalEffect enables extension of electoral franchise beyond Irish citizens ⓘ
legalSystem Irish constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocumentSection Articles 1–21 (general provisions) of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
permits conferral of limited voting rights on non‑Irish nationals ⓘ
conferral of the franchise in certain elections on non‑citizens ⓘ
relationshipToStatuteLaw provides constitutional basis for statutes granting voting rights to certain non‑citizens ⓘ
requires implementation by ordinary legislation ⓘ
scope certain elections only ⓘ
subjectMatter franchise ⓘ
non‑citizen voting ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
typeOfRight political rights ⓘ

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Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland → relatedTo → Article 19 of the Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
Article 19 of the Constitution of Ireland → citationForm → Art. 19, Bunreacht na hÉireann ⓘ
linked to: Article 19 of the Constitution of Ireland