S.I. No. 246/1963 - Forms (Dáil Elections, Presidential Elections and Referenda) Regulations, 1963.

1. The number of votes recorded at the referendum in each constituency in favour of the proposal, and against the proposal, contained in the Bill entitled—

are shown respectively, for each constituency, in the table hereunder

Name of Constituency

Number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal

Number of votes recorded against the proposal

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2. (

a

) The total number of votes recorded at the referendum in favour of the proposal is ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

(

b

) The total number of votes recorded at the referendum against the proposal is ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............

3. The total number of Dáil electors on the register of electors for the time being in force was ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................

4. The number of votes recorded against the proposal*........................................ less than thirty-three and one-third per cent. of the said number of Dáil electors.

5. The proposal*............................................. vetoed at the referendum.

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

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

Referendum Returning Officer

*Insert "is" or "is not" as appropriate.

R.A.7.

(Rule 23 of First Schedule to Act of 1942).

BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT.

Constituency............................................................ ............................................................ ............

Polling District...................................................

Polling Station No...................................

Total number of ballot papers entrusted to presiding officer ___________

Deduct

unused ballot papers.. _______

spoilt ballot papers .. _______

__________

Number in ballot box .. .. .. .. .. ..

__________

I certify that this Account is true and accurate.

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Presiding Officer

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this ninth day of December 1963.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe new forms for the purposes of Dáil Elections, Presidential Elections and Referenda.

6. Citizens who have reached the age of 21 years and are not disqualified or incapacitated are eligible for election.

Persons disqualified or incapacitated are—

(1)

Under the Constitution

a person holding the office of—

(

a

) President (Art. 12.6.1°); (

b

) Senator (Art. 15.14); (

c

) Judge (Art. 35.3); (

d

) Comptroller and Auditor General (Art. 33.3).

(2)

Under section

51

of the Electoral Act,

1923

(

a

) a member of the Defence Forces or any police force in the State on full pay;

(

b

) a civil servant unless permitted by his terms of employment to be a member;

(

c

) a person undergoing imprisonment with hard labour for a period exceeding six months or penal servitude for any term imposed by a Court in the State;

(

d

) a person of unsound mind;

(

e

) an undischarged bankrupt under an adjudication by a Court in the State.

Persons holding certain offices may be required by Statute or the terms of their employment to vacate them if they become members of the Dáil.

Appointment of Election Agent

7. On or before the last day for receiving nominations an election agent must be appointed for each candidate and his name and address notified to the returning officer. This notification could be given to the returning officer when the nomination paper is being handed in. A candidate may name himself as election agent (Section 29 of 38 of 1923).

Penalties

8. THERE ARE SEVERE PENALTIES FOR—

(1) PRODUCING TO THE RETURNING OFFICER A FORGED NOMINATION PAPER OR CERTIFICATE OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION (Section 46 of 38 of 1923 and Section 21 of 19 of 1963);

(2) NOMINATING A CANDIDATE WITHOUT HIS CONSENT (Section 21 of 19 of 1963);

(3) MAKING A FALSE DECLARATION THAT A CANDIDATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION (Section 15 of 19 of 1963).

D.E.3.

Rule 9 (3) (a) of Part I of the Fifth Schedule to Act of 1923 (inserted by Section 21 of Act of 1963).

Seoladh...........................................................

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

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Dáta............................................................ .....

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

DEIMHNIÚ COMHALTAIS PHOLAITÍOCHTA

CERTIFICATE OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION

Fíordheimhním/fíordheimhnímid leis seo iarrthóireacht............................................................ .......

I/We hereby authenticate the candidature of ............................................................ ................................

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thar ceann Pháirtí............................................................ .

on behalf of the............................................................ ...

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

sa toghchán comhaltaí de Dháil Éireann do dháilcheantar............................................................ .......

Party at hte election of members of Dáil Éireann for the constituency of.........................................................

............................................................ ......................toisc

............................................................ .....consequent on

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

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Síniú ............................................................ .....................

Signature ............................................................ ..............

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Oifigeach (Oifigigh) Údaraithe

Authorised Officer(s)

SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK OF THIS FORM

LÉIGH NA TREORACHA AR CHÚL NA FOIRME SEO

DEIMHNIÚ COMHALTAIS PHOLAITÍOCHTA (Ar leanúint)

CERTIFICATE OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION (Continued)

(Back of Form)

INSTRUCTIONS

The Irish or English version of the certificate may be used.

The name, address and occupation of the candidate in this certificate should be the same as they will be in the nomination paper.

The cause of the election, e.g., the dissolution of the Dáil on the . .....................................day

of........................................19.........., or to fill the vacancy caused by the .death of ........................ etc., should be inserted.

The certificate should be signed by the officer or officers of the Party whose name or names appear in the Register of Political Parties as being authorised to sign certificates authenticating the candidature of candidates of the Party.

TREORACHA

Fèadfar an leagan Gaeilge nó an leagan Bèarla d'ú

Is cear tainm, seoladh agus slí bheatha an iarrthóra sa deimhniú seo a bheith go díreach mar a bheidh siad ar an bpáipear ainmniúcháin.

Is ceart an chúis atá leis an toghchán a chur isteach, e.g., an Dáil a lánscor an .................................. lá de .........................................., 19................., nó chun an folúntas a líonadh a tharla toisc ................................. d'fháil bháis, etc.

Ní mór an deimhniú a bheith sínithe ag an oifigeach nó na hoifigigh don Pháirtí a bhfuil a ainm nó a n-ainmeacha i gClár na bPáirtithe Polaitíochta mar oifigeach nó oifigigh atá údaraithe chun deimhnithe a shíniú ag fíordheimhniú iarrthóireacht iarrthóirí don Pháirtí.

D.E.4

(Section 23 of Act of 1963).

POLLING CARD

(Front of Card)

CÁRTA VÓTAÍOCHTA

POLLING CARD

Litir : Uimhir

Is íd'uimhir ná

Your number is...............................................

Is é d'ionad vótaíochta ná : —

You vote at :—

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

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

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

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

Lá vótaíochta

Polling Day..........................................................

Ceann Comhairimh

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

(Back of Card)

COIMEÁD AN CÁRTA SEO GO CÚRAMACH MAR THREOIR AN LÁ VÓTAÍOCHTA

Ní thugann an cárta seo údarás vótála d'éinne a bhfuil vótáil toirmiscthe air agus ní chruthaíonn sé céannacht an duine a mbeidh sé ar seilbh aige.

This card does not authorise any person to vote who is prohibited from voting nor does it establish the identity of the person in whose possession it may be.

KEEP THIS CARD CAREFULLY FOR REFERENCE ON POLLING DAY

D.E.5.

(Section 21 of Act of 1923 as amended by

section 8

of the

Electoral Act, 1960

).

RECEIPT FOR BALLOT PAPER

I have received the ballot paper numbered............................................................ ......................

Voter's signature............................................................ ............................................................ ...

Rank and number (if a member of the Defence Forces)....................

Address (if not a member of the Defence Forces)

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

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SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK OF THIS FORM

(Back of Form)

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions for marking your vote are on the ballot paper. When you have voted:—

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

sections 21

and

22

of the

Electoral Act, 1923

, rule 3 (4) of the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, rules 28 and 43 of Part I of the Fifth Schedule to the said Act, rule 9 (3) (

a

) of the said Part of the said Schedule (inserted by

section 21

of the

Electoral Act, 1963

),

sections 4

and

29

of the

Presidential Elections Act, 1937

(No. 32 of 1937) and rule 22 of the First Schedule to the said Act, sections 3 and 20 of the Referendum Act, 1942, (No. 8 of 1942) and rules 3, 23, 31 and 32 of the First Schedule to the said Act and

sections 15

,

23

,

44

and

64

of the

Electoral Act, 1963

(No. 19 of 1963) hereby orders as follows and makes the following Regulations:—