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S.I. No. 21/1936 - The Electoral Order, 1936.
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
1. No. of ballot papers issued to Postal Voters ... ...
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2. No. of covering envelopes received by Returning Officer before the close of the poll ... ... ... ...
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3. No. of ballot papers returned by Postal Voters which were included in the count of ballot papers ... ... ...
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4. No. of cases in which declarations of identity or ballot papers were endorsed by the Returning Officer "Vote rejected" or marked by him "Rejected" in pursuance of Rule 6 (5) (7) and (9), and Rule 8 (3) in the Fourth Schedule to the
Electoral Act, 1923
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5. No. of covering envelopes received by Returning Officer after the close of the poll ... ... ... ... ...
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6. Number of cases in which envelopes sent to Postal voters were returned as undelivered ... ... ... ...
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7. No. of cases in which covering envelopes have not been received by Returning Officer at date of statement ...
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(Signed)............................................................ ...............................
Returning Officer,
Address............................................................ ...................
Date............................................................ ..........19 .
FORM E.A. 24.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
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(RULE 28, FIFTH SCHEDULE.)
BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT.
Constituency of............................................................ ............................
Polling District of............................................................ ..........................
Polling Station No............................................................ ........................
WHITE BALLOT PAPERS.
Total number entrusted to Presiding Officer ... ...
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DEDUCT.
Number of Ballot Papers unused ...
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Number of Ballot Papers spoilt ... ...
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Total ...
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Number in Ballot Box ... ... ... ... ...
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COLOURED BALLOT PAPERS.
Total number of Coloured Ballot Papers entrusted to
Presiding Officer ... ... ... ... ... ...
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DEDUCT.
Number of Coloured Papers unused ...
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Number of Coloured Papers spoilt ...
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Total ...
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Number of Coloured Papers used ... ... ... ...
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I certify that the above Ballot Paper Account is true and accurate.
Signed............................................................ .................
Presiding Officer.
Dated this........................................day of................................. 19..........
FORM E.A. 25.
CERTIFICATE UNDER S. 22 OF THE ELECTORAL, ACT, 1923.
CONSTITUENCY OF............................................................ ..............
I, the Returning Officer for the above constituency, hereby certify that ..........................................being numbered..................on the Register of Electors for the..........................................Polling District of the abovementioned constituency, is employed by me for purposes in connection with an election for the said constituency, and that the circumstances of his employment are, in my opinion, such as to prevent him from voting at the polling station at which he would otherwise be entitled to vote, and I accordingly authorise him to vote at the polling station....................................at the..................... polling place.
Signed............................................................ ......
Returning Officer.
FORM E.A. 26.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
(RULE 25—FIFTH SCHEDULE).
TENDERED VOTES LIST.
Constituency of............................................................ ..................................
Polling District of............................................................ ...............................
Polling Station No............................................................ ..............................
Name of Person who Tendered Vote
Number of such Person on the Register
I certify that the above List is true and accurate.
Signed............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................
Presiding Officer at Polling Station No............................................................ ..........................................
Dated this.......................................day of...........................................19.....................................................
FORM E.A. 27.
NOTICE OF CANDIDATES ELECTED.
............................................................ .........................Constituency of............................................................ ..............
I hereby give notice, pursuant to Rule 43 in the Fifth Schedule to the
Electoral Act, 1923
, that at the contested Dáil Election for the said.............................................Constituency of.................................held on the..............................day of .......................................the following Candidates were elected:—
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The total number of votes given for each candidate and of any transfer of votes made under the said Electoral Act, and the total number of votes credited to each candidate at the end of the count at which such transfer took place, are as set out in the attached form.
(
Here attach and complete Form
10—
Fifth Schedule to Electoral Act,
1923
if more than two candidates.
)
FORM E.A. 28.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
(RULE 52—FIFTH SCHEDULE).
UNDERTAKING TO PRESERVE THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
I solemnly undertake that I will not at this election for............................................................ .........................
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do anything forbidden by
Section 28
of the
Electoral Act, 1923
, which I have read.
Signed in the presence of
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Signed............................................................ ..............
Returning Officer (or Presiding Officer) in the said constituency, or Peace Commissioner for the County of
Address............................................................ ..
Date............................................................ .........
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SECTION 28
of THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
28.—(1) Every officer, clerk, and agent in attendance at a polling station shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting in such station, and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed to any person, any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any elector who has or has not applied for a ballot paper or voted at that station, or as to the official mark, and no such officer, clerk, or agent, and no person whosoever, shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with a voter when marking his vote, or otherwise attempt to obtain in the polling station information as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in a polling station as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or as to the number on the back of the ballot paper given to any voter at such station.
(2) Every officer clerk, and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes shall maintain, and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting, and shall not attempt to ascertain at such counting the number on the back of any ballot paper, or communicate any information obtained at such counting as to the candidate for whom any vote is given in any particular ballot paper.
(3) Every officer, clerk, and agent concerned in the issue of ballot papers to postal voters and the receipt of ballot papers from postal voters shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting by such voters, and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed to any person, any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any postal voter to or from whom any ballot paper has been sent or received, or as to the official mark, and no such officer, clerk, or agent, and no person whosoever shall interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the receipt, marking or return of his ballot paper by any postal voter, or attempt to obtain information as to the candidate for whom any such voter has voted, or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in connection with the issue or receipt of ballot papers to or from postal voters as to the candidates for whom any such voter has voted, or as to the number on the back of the ballot paper sent to any such voter.
(4) No person shall directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his ballot paper after he shall have marked the same, so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for or against whom he has marked his vote.
(5) Every person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be liable, on summary conviction before two justices of the peace or any magistrate having the powers or jurisdiction formerly exercisable by two justices of the peace, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.
FORM E.A. 29.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
NOTICE OF ELECTION—UNCONTESTED ELECTION.
Constituency of............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................
I, the undersigned, being Returning Officer for the............................................................ .............................. Constituency of..............................hereby give notice, pursuant to Rule 43 in the Fifth Schedule to the
Electoral Act, 1923
, that the following candidates have been elected members of Dáil Eireann to serve in the Oireachtas of Saorstát Eireann for the....................................Constituency of.................................................
Surname
Other Names.
Abode.
Rank, Profession, or Occupation.
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Signed............................................................ .........
Returning Officer.
Dated this............................... day of.........................................19..........
SECOND SCHEDULE.
FEES FOR COPIES OF LISTS, REGISTERS, ETC.
For a copy of the Electors Lists or Register, or so much of the Lists or Register as relates to any Registration Unit, the minimum fee shall be one shilling.
A sum of one penny shall be added to the minimum fee for each one hundred, or part of one hundred, by which the number of persons on the Electors Lists or Register exceeds one hundred.
A sum of fourpence shall be charged for a copy of any claim or notice of objection.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REGISTER OF ELECTORS.
Column I.
Column II.
Nature of Documents.
Dates until which documents are to be kept published.
Electors Lists.
27th February.
Notices as to mode of making Claims and Objections.
27th March.
Corrupt and Illegal Practices Lists.
27th March.
List of Claimants.
27th March.
List of persons to whose Registration notice of objection has been given.
27th March.
List of Claimants to whose Registration notice of objection has been given.
14th day after publication.
Register.
Date of coming into force of next Register.
8. If you choose to be registered in the University, state the address to which you desire your ballot paper to be sent ... ... ... ... ...
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(NOTE.—Any change in address should always be notified to the Registration Officer of the University
at once
, otherwise the Ballot paper may be lost and your name removed from the Register.)
I declare that the particulars given in this form of claim are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief, and I hereby claim to be registered as an elector for the University franchise to which I am entitled in respect of the particulars given in the above claim.
Signed............................................................ ..................
Address............................................................ ...............
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Date............................................................ ......................
Any false declaration made for the purposes of this claim will render the claimant liable to a penalty.
The expression "qualifying date" means the 15th day of November.
The expression "business premises" means land, buildings or other premises occupied for the purpose of your business, profession or trade and of the rateable value of not less than ten pounds, and includes part of a house or building.
In the case of graduates who have received a degree both in the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland particulars of each degree and the University in which it was obtained should be given in reply to question No. 6.
FORM E.A. 19.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
(RULES 8 AND 11, SECOND SCHEDULE).
UNIVERSITY OF............................................................ .
REGISTER OF ELECTORS AND POSTAL VOTERS LIST FOR THE YEAR
ENDING......................................................
No person whose name appears on this Register may vote otherwise than by post.
Persons against whose name the mark X is placed have also been entered in another part of the register, and no ballot paper is to be sent in respect of such entry.
In the absence of any entry in column 5, the address to which a ballot paper is to be sent will be that in column 3. Where more than one address appears in column 3 in respect of the same name, the ballot paper will be sent to the first of such addresses.
COUNTY OF........................
No
Name in full.
Ordinary residence or
Degree
Address to which ballot paper is to be sent
Surname first
business premises
1
2
3
4
FORM E.A. 20.
THE
ELECTORAL ACT, 1923
.
(RULE 1 (2) FOURTH SCHEDULE).
DECLARATION OF IDENTITY (FOR USE AT AN ELECTION AT WHICH THERE ARE
MORE THAN TWO CANDIDATES) .
Ballot Paper No.......................................
I hereby declare that I am the person to whom the Ballot Paper numbered as above and the envelope in which it was enclosed (both of which I now produce) were sent.
Voter's Signature ............................................................ ............................................................ ..................
The above-named, who is personally known to me, has produced the ballot paper and envelope above referred to, and has signed the above declaration in my presence.
Witness's Signature ............................................................ ............................................................ ............
If Witness is serving in the Forces, state Number (if any), unit and corps, rank etc. If not serving in the Forces, state address.
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[
See Instructions on the back of this Form
].
[Back of Form].
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTER.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1936. No. 21.DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE ELECTORAL ORDER, 1936.
The Minister for Local Government and Public Health in exercise of the powers vested in him by the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1935, the
Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924
as amended by the
Local Government (Extension of Franchise) Act, 1935
, and the
Juries Act, 1927
, and of all other powers in this behalf enabling him does hereby order and prescribe as follows, that is to say:—