register with the commission as an "approved body" in order to campaign publicly for or against the proposal, and to have monitors in polling stations and counting agents at count centres. The Constitution of Ireland was approved by plebiscite on 1 July 1937. For a proposal to change the name of a place, a plebiscite is required. The current 1956 regulations on conducting such plebiscites relate to a postal vote of ratepayers; in 2019 the relevant electorate was changed from ratepayers to local electors, but the regulations have not been updated accordingly. In a County Cork town, Charleville was chosen in a 1989 four-option plebiscite ahead of , , and Rathgoggan. The Official Languages Act 2003 prevented the plebiscite provision applying to places in the Gaeltacht, and so a 2005 plebiscite to change the name of Dingle, County Kerry was ruled invalid; in 2011 the 2003 act was amended to remove the restriction. See also Voting system Dáil vote for Taoiseach Politics of the Republic of Ireland Elections in Northern Ireland References External links Citizens Information: Elections and referenda Adam Carr's Election Archive Parties and elections NSD: European Election Database – Ireland publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1992–2007 ElectionsIreland.org, produced in association with Seán Donnelly, author of various books on Irish elections Ireland Election - Irish Election Results - General, Local, Presidential, Referendum Elections in Ireland