S.I. No. 207/1948 - Seanad General Election (Panel Members) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations, 1948.

1. An authorised person is any one of the following :—

(a) The Seanad returning officer.

(b) The Clerk of Dáil Éireann.

(c) The County Registrar of the county or county borough in which is situate the premises the address of which is stated on the envelope (hereinafter referred to as " the outer envelope ") addressed to the elector containing the ballot papers, the ballot paper envelope and the envelope addressed to the Seanad returning officer.

(d) The sheriff or under-sheriff for the said county or county borough.

(e) The Superintendent of the Gárda Síochána in whose district is situate the said premises or, where the superintendent is unable to perform his duties, such inspector of the Gárda Síochána performing duties in that district as the superintendent may nominate.

2. The voter must produce to an authorised person the outer envelope, the ballot papers which must be five in number and which must be unmarked, the ballot paper envelope and the covering envelope addressed to the Seanad returning officer.

3. The number which is on the back of the ballot paper must be marked on the declaration of identity, and the declaration of identity completed and handed to the authorised person who, if he is satisfied that the person who made the declaration is the person to whom the outer envelope is addressed, shall sign it and return it to the voter.

4. The voter must mark one or more than one of the ballot papers and must place all the ballot papers, whether marked or unmarked, in the ballot paper envelope, without showing the papers to anyone after they have been shown unmarked to the authorised person in accordance with instruction 2 above.

5. The ballot paper envelope and the completed declaration of identity must then be placed in the covering envelope addressed to the Seanad returning officer. That envelope must be effectually closed and then handed to the authorised person, who will affix a label bearing a certificate which he will sign if he is satisfied that it is proper so do so.

6. The voter must return the envelope containing the ballot paper envelope and the declaration of identity to the Seanad returning officer by registered post. If this is not done, the vote will be rejected as invalid. If the voter delays returning the ballot papers, they may be received too late and not be counted.

7. There is a different ballot paper for each panel. If the voter wishes to vote for a candidate, he must place the figure 1 in the space on the left-hand side of the ballot paper opposite to the name of the candidate for whom he votes, that is to say the candidate he likes best. He may also place the figure 2 in the space on the left-hand side of the ballot paper opposite to the name of the candidate he likes second best, and may place the figure 3 similarly opposite to the name of the candidate he likes third best, and so on. If the voter does not place the figure 1 on his ballot paper or places the figure 1 opposite to more than one name, or places the figure 1 and some other figure opposite to the same name or places any mark on the paper by which he may afterwards be identified, his ballot paper will be void and will not be counted. The ballot paper must not be marked with a cross.

8. For convenience in marking, the names on a ballot paper are arranged in columns. The figure 1, indicating a first preference, may be placed in any column but if another figure 1 is also placed in another column on the same ballot paper, the vote will be invalid.

9. The voter, having marked a ballot paper for one panel, must if he wishes to vote for the candidates on another panel, mark the ballot paper for that panel in the same manner separately.

10. Any ballot paper on which the figure 1 indicating a first preference is not placed will be rejected as invalid.

Form No. 12.

Third Schedule

Rule 4.

BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

BALOT PAPER ENVELOPE

No............................

Ballot Paper only to be enclosed in this Envelope

This envelope, together with the Decleration of Identity, must be placed in the envelope addressed to the Seanad Returning Officer.

SEANAD ELECTION, 19

Form No. 13.

Third Schedule

Rule 4.

OUTER ENVELOPE.

R

DO NOT DESTROY THIS

ENVELOPE UNTIL YOU

HAVE VOTED. IT MUST

BE SHOWN TO THE

AUTHORISED OFFICER.

To............................................................ .

............................................................ .....

............................................................ ........

............................................................ ........

If undelivered, return immediately to—

The Seanad Returning Officer,

Leinster House,

Dublin

FORM OF FLAP OF ENVELOPE.

DO NOT DESTROY THIS ENVELOPE UNTIL YOU HAVE VOTED. IT MUST BE SHOWN TO THE AUTHORISED OFFICER.

Form No. 14.

Third Schedule,

Rule 4.

COVERING ENVELOPE.

SEANAD ELECTION.

EIRE

The Seanad Returning Officer

Leinster House

Dublin.

This envelope must be returned by

registered post otherwise the vote

will be invalid.

No fee for postage or registration

is required and an " A.R." Form No.

87, will be issued free in respect of

this packet if demanded.

Form No. 15.

First Schedule,

Rule 8 (1) (b).

LABEL TO BE AFFIXED TO COVERING ENVELOPE.

I............................................................ being an authorised person, hereby certify that the ballot papers in this envelope, having been shown to me unmarked, were not shown to anyone thereafter by the voter before being placed in this envelope which was then handed to me closed.

Signed .........................................................

Rank or Office.............................................

Form No. 16.

First Schedule,

Rule 26.

UNDERTAKING TO PRESERVE THE SECRECY OF THE VOTING.

I solemnly undertake that I will not at or in respect of this Seanad election do anything forbidden by

Section 82

of the

Seanad Electoral (Panel Members Act, 1947

, which I have read.

Signed in the presence of :—

Signed............................................................ ............

..................................................

Address ............................................................ ........

............................................................ .........

Seanad Returning Officer or Peace Commissioner for the County of

Date ............................................................ ............

............................................................ ................................

Form No. 17.

First Schedule,

Rule 27.

Second Schedule,

Rule 12.

CERTIFICATE OF RESULT OF POLL AT SEANAD GENERAL ELECTION.

.................................... Panel.

Number of valid votes...........................

Value of valid votes..........................

Quota (value of votes sufficient to secure the election of a candidate) ....................................

Names of Candidates

Number of Votes

First Count

Second Count

Third Count

Value

Transfer of

Result

Transfer of

Result

Non-transferable value not effective.

Loss of value owing to disregard of fractions.

Total

I certify that at the Seanad General Election held pursuant to an Order of the Minister for Local Government dated the..................day of...........................the following were elected as members of Seanad Eireann in respect of the above-mentioned panel

and that the total number of votes given for each candidate, every transfer of values and the result of every such transfer are as hereon appearing.

Dated this.......................................day of ..........................................................

Signed..........................................

Seanad Returning Officer

Form No. 18.

First Schedule,

Rule 28.

STATEMENT OF NAMES OF CANDIDATES ELECTED.

In pursuance of rule 28 of the First Schedule to the

Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1947

, the Seanad Returning Officer hereby certifies in respect of the Seanad General Election held on the days and at the times appointed in that behalf by an Order made by the Minister for Local Government on the................ day of....................................under Section 24 of the said Act, that the names of the candidates duly elected from the several panels are as set out hereunder.

CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PANEL.

NOMINATING BODIES SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

OIREACHTAS SUB-PANEL

Name

Address

Description

AGRICULTURAL PANEL.

NOMINATING BODIES SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

OIREACHTAS SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

LABOUR PANEL.

NOMINATING BODIES SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

OIREACHTAS SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PANEL.

NOMINATING BODIES SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

OIREACHTAS SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL.

NOMINATING BODIES SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

OIREACHTAS SUB-PANEL.

Name

Address

Description

Dated this........................ day of.............................................

Signed............................................................

Seanad Returning Officer.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 5

of the

Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1947

, hereby makes the following regulations:—