S.I. No. 91/1954 - Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations, 1954.

1. Before marking the accompanying ballot paper the voter must produce—

(i) the ballot paper showing the number thereon.

(ii) this declaration of identity form and

(iii) the envelope in which he has received the ballot paper ;

to some person to whom the voter is known, who will witness the declaration of identity (see other side).

2. The voter must sign the declaration of identity in the presence of the witness.

3. An elector in giving his vote at a bye-election must place on the ballot paper the figure 1 opposite the name of the candidate for whom he votes, and he may in addition place on the ballot paper the figures 2 and 3, or 2, 3 and 4, and so on opposite the names of other candidates in the order of his preference.

4. Any ballot paper—

(a) which does not bear the official mark, or

(b) on which the figure 1 standing alone is not placed at all or is not so placed as to indicate a first preference for some candidate, or

(c) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate, or

(d) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference and some other number is set opposite the name of the same candidate, or

(e) on which anything except the number on the back is written or marked by which the voter can be identified,

shall be invalid and shall not be counted.

5. Immediately after voting, the voter must place the marked ballot paper in the enclosed small envelope on which are printed the words " Ballot paper envelope " and fasten it. He must then place the ballot paper envelope, together with this Declaration of Identity, in the large enclosed envelope addressed to the Returning Officer and despatch the same by post without delay. Unless an elector returns his ballot paper at once it may be too late to be counted.

Form No. 23. Third Schedule, Rule 23.

UNDERTAKING TO PRESERVE THE SECRECY OF THE VOTING.

I solemnly undertake that I will not at 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. 24. Third Schedule, Rule 23.

CERTIFICATE OF RESULT OF POLL AT BYE-ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY IN RESPECT OF THE PANEL.

..................SUB-PANEL.

Number 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 this Bye-Election held pursuant to an order of the Minister for Local Government dated the day of was elected a member of Seanad Éireann 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.................................... 19......

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

Seanad Returning Officer.

Form No. 25. Third Schedule, Rule 4.

SEANAD BYE-ELECTION.

STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE ELECTED.

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

...............SUB-PANEL.

I certify that at a Bye-Election to fill a vacancy in Seanad Éireann held pursuant to an Order of the Minister for Local Government, dated the day of of (Address), (Description) was elected.

Dated this...........day of....................................... 19.........

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

Seanad Returning Officer.

Form No. 26. Third Schedule, Rule 4.

OUTER ENVELOPE.

R

Seanad Bye-Election.

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

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

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

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

If undelivered, return immediately to :—

The Seanad Returning Officer,

Leinster House,

Dublin

Form No. 27. Third Schedule, Rule 4.

COVERING ENVELOPE.

ÉIRE.

Seanad Bye-Election.

To The Seanad Returning Officer,

Leinster House,

Dublin.

No stamp required when Posted in Ireland.

If handed in at any Post Office in Ireland, a receipt of registration may be obtained free and an "A.R. " Form will be issued free in respect of this packet if demanded.

Form No. 28. Third Schedule, Rule 4.

BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

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

Ballot Paper only to be enclosed in this Envelope.

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

SEANAD BYE-ELECTION.

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.

An elector in marking a ballot paper at a Seanad general election must place on the ballot paper the figure 1 opposite the name of the candidate for whom he votes, and he may in addition place on the ballot paper the figures 2 and 3, or 2, 3 and 4, and so on, opposite the names of other candidates in the order of his preference.

8. Any ballot paper—

(a) which does not bear the official mark, or

(b) on which the figure 1 standing alone is not placed at all or is not so placed as to indicate a first preference for some candidate, or

(c) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate, or

(d) on which the figure 1 standing alone indicating a first preference and some other number is set opposite the name of the same candidate, or

(e) on which anything except the number on the back is written or marked by which the voter can be identified,

shall be invalid and shall not be counted.

_______________________________________________________________________

Form No. 11. First Schedule, Rule 4.

BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

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

Ballot Paper only to be enclosed in this Envelope.

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

SEANAD ELECTION, 19

Form No. 12. First 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. 13 First Schedule, Rule 4.

COVERING ENVELOPE.

SEANAD ELECTION.

ÉIRE.

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. 14. 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. 15, 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. 16. 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. 17, 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

LABOR 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.

Form No. 18. Section 58A (1).

SEANAD ELECTORAL (PANEL MEMBERS) ACTS, 1947 AND 1954.

NOTICE TO NOMINATING BODY OF RIGHT TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE AT BYE-ELECTION.

Name of Panel............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................

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

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

being a body registered in the register of nominating bodies in respect of the above-mentioned panel.

Notice is hereby given that the above-mentioned body has the right to nominate one person to the....................................panel.

A Form of Nomination Paper is sent herewith.

Section 58A (2) and (3) of the

Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1947

, as amended by the

Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1954

, makes the following provisions with respect to nominations of candidates by nominating bodies to fill a casual vacancy in respect of the nominating bodies sub-panel of a particular panel :—

(2) A nomination such as aforesaid shall be made in accordance with the following provisions

(a) the nomination shall be made in writing on a nomination paper in the prescribed form ;

(b) the nomination paper shall contain the particulars required by the prescribed form of nomination paper to be stated therein, and in particular, a statement of the qualification of the person thereby nominated for the panel mentioned in the relevant Seanad bye-election order, and shall be signed by the nominating body ;

(c) where the nominating body is a body corporate, the nomination paper shall be signed by the body by affixing to such paper the seal of the body in the manner and with the counter-signatures required by the constitution, articles of association, or other regulations of the body ;

(d) where the nominating body is not a body corporate, the nomination paper shall be signed in the name of the body by some person having authority to sign in that name ;

(e) the nomination paper shall be delivered to or sent by post to the Seanad Returning Officer.

(3) In the case of the Irish County Councils' General Council or the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, the person nominated under this section shall be chosen by the members of the body voting on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

With regard to the qualification referred to in sub-section (2)(

b

) of the Section 58A, Article 18 (7) of the Constitution requires that the panels shall contain respectively, the names of persons having knowledge and practical experience of the following interests and services :—

(i) Cultural and Educational panel :—

National Language and Culture, Literature, Art, Education, and such professional interests as may be defined by law for the purpose of this panel.

(Professional interests for the purposes of this panel have been defined by law as

(a) law, and

(b) medicine, including surgery, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry).

(ii) Agricultural panel :—

Agriculture and allied interests, and Fisheries ;

(iii) Labour panel :—

Labour, whether organised or unorganised ;

(iv) Industrial and Commercial panel :—

Industry and Commerce, including banking, finance, accountancy, engineering and architecture ;

(v) Administrative panel :—

Public Administration and social services, including voluntary social activities.

In completing the form of nomination paper, the surname of the person nominated and the other name or names must be given in full. In the space opposite to the words " Description of person nominated " the rank, profession or calling of the person nominated should be stated. The address and qualification of the person nominated should be set out in the spaces provided therefor on the form. The particulars given should be such that the identity of the person nominated is free from doubt.

Where a nominating body purports to nominate more than one person by the same nomination paper or by separate nomination papers, the nomination paper or nomination papers shall be wholly void.

The period during which nominations may be received expires on the day of , at o'clock.

Leinster House, Seanad Returning Officer.

Dublin.

Form No. 19. Section 58A.

SEANAD ELECTORAL (PANEL MEMBERS) ACTS, 1947 AND 1954.

NOMINATION PAPER FOR USE BY NOMINATING BODY AT BYE-ELECTION.

Name of Nominating Body............................................................ ............................................................ ...........

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

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

The above-named body nominates for election to the..............................panel the person whose name is hereinafter set forth, and declares that he is qualified to be and is not disqualified from being elected a member of Seanad Eireann and is qualified for inclusion in the said panel by reason of the qualification hereinafter set forth in respect of him.

Name of person nominated in full (Surname first)

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

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

Description of person nominated............................................................ ............................................................ ......

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

Address of person nominated............................................................ ............................................................ ...............

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

Statement of qualification of person nominated for the panel to which he is hereby nominated

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

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

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

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

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

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

AUTHENTICATION

______________________________________________________________________

NOTE.

The statutory requirements with respect to the signing of nomination papers are as follows :—

S.I. No. 91 of 1954.

SEANAD ELECTORAL (PANEL MEMBERS) (PRESCRIBED FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1954.

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 :—