S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. (1978_si_162) | IE

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Reg. 1 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

1. Ballot papers rejected for want of official mark ............................................................ . ______

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Reg. 2 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

2. Ballot papers rejected because first preference not clearly indicated ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................... ______

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Reg. 3 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

3. Ballot papers rejected because first preference recorded for more than one candidate ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................... ______

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Reg. 4 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

4. Ballot papers rejected for writing or mark by which voter could be identified ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................... ______

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Returning Officer.

A.E. 10

(First Schedule Rule 68)

RETURN OF PERSONS ELECTED TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Constituency of ...........................................

To

The Chief Returning Officer.

I hereby certify that the names and descriptions of the persons elected in the above constituency to be representatives in the Assembly of the European Communities are as follows

Name

Description

Surname

Other Name(s)

Address

Occupation

Name of Political Party, and Political Group, if any

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

Returning Officer.

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

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(Section 13 and First Schedule Rule 70)

RETURN BY CHIEF RETURNING OFFICER OF PERSONS ELECTED TO THE ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

To

The Assembly of the European Communities

I have the honour to inform you that an election of representatives to the Assembly of the European Communities was held on the ............... day of .......................................... 19...... in Ireland pursuant to the Council Decision of the twentieth day of September 1976 and the Act annexed thereto.

The following persons were elected

Constituency

Name

Description

Dated this ...................................................

19......

day of ............................................................ ..............

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

Chief Returning Officer

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the

Environment this 15th day of June 1978.

SYLVESTER BARRETT,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations prescribe the forms to be used at elections of representatives to the Assembly of the European Communities.

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Reg. 5 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

5. The returning officer will rule on the validity of the nomination paper within one hour of its delivery to him. He may rule that it is invalid only if he considers that it is not properly made out or signed. He is required to object to a description of a candidate which is, in his opinion, incorrect, insufficient to identify the candidate or unnecessarily long. The candidate and his proposer, if any, and one other person designated by the candidate (or his proposer) and no other person, unless permitted by the returning officer, may attend the ruling.

Qualifications, Disqualifications, and Incapacities.

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Reg. 6 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

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

Persons disqualified or incapacitated for election are,

(1)

under the Constitution

a person holding the office of President, Judge or Comptroller and Auditor General;

(2)

under section 51 of the Electoral Act,

1923

a member of the Defence Forces or any police force in the State on full pay, a civil servant unless permitted by his terms of employment to be a member, 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, a person of unsound mind, an undischarged bankrupt under an adjudication by a Court in the State.

Penalties.

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Reg. 7 S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

7. A person is liable to imprisonment or fine under the

European Assembly Elections Act, 1977

for—

(1) nominating a candidate or withdrawing a candidature without the candidate's consent,

(2) producing to the returning officer a nomination paper or certificate of political affiliation knowing the same to have been forged,

(3) making a false declaration that a candidate is eligible for election or does not stand validly nominated in respect of any other constituency.

A.E.3

(First Schedule Rule 4)

DEIMHNIÚ COMHALTAIS PHOLAITÍOCHTA

CERTIFICATE OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION

(Front of Form)

Fíordheimhnin/fíordheimhnimid leis seo iarrthóreacht............................................................ ........

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

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

thar ceann Pháirti............................................................

sa toghchán d'ionadaithe do Thionól na hEorpa do thoglach............................................................ ...............

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

Party at the election of representatives to the European Assembly for the constituency of.............

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

Siniú ............................................................ .....................

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

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

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

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

Oifigeach (Oifigigh) Udaraithe

Authorised Officer(s)

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

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

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

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

Feic na Treoracha ar chúl na Foirme seo

See Instructions on back of this Form.

(Back of Form)

TREORACHA

Féadfar an leagan Gaeilge nó an leagan Béarla d'úsáid. ní mór ainm. seoladh agus slí bheatha an iarrthóra sa deimhniú seo a bheith go díreach mar a bheidh siad ar an bpáipéar ainmniúcháin.

Ní mór an deimhniú a bheith sinithe ag an oifigeach nó na hoifigigh don pháirtí a bhfuil a anim nó a n-ainmneacha i gClár na bPáirtithe Polaitíochta mar oifigeach nó oifigigh atá údaraithe chun deimhnithe a shíniú ag fíordheimhniú iarrthóireacht iarrthóirí don pháirtí.

INSTRUCTIONS

The Irish or the English version of the certificate may be used. The name, address and occupation of the candidate in this certificate shall be the same as they will be in the nomination paper.

The certificate shall 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.

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(First Schedule Rule 22)

FORM OF BALLOT PAPER

(Front of Paper)

Toghchán do Thionól na hEorpa

European Assembly Election

Mark order of preference in spaces below.

DOYLE — URBAN PARTY (European Radical Group) (James Doyle, of 10 High Street, Brownstown, Electrician)

MURPHY — DEMOCRATS (Group of European Democrats) (Jane Ellen Murphy, of 12 Main Street, Blackstown, Grocer)

O BRIAIN — CUMANN NA SAORANACH (Slamus O Briain, ¢ 10 An tSráid Ard, Baileglas, Oide Scoile)

O'BRIEN — YOUNG IRELAND (Liberal Group) (Eamon O' Brien, of 102 Eaton Brae, Whitestown, Solicitor)

O'BRIEN — NON-PARTY (Eamon O' Brien, of 22 Wellclose Place, Greystown, Butcher)

O'CONNOR — NATIONAL LEAGUE (Charles O' Connor, of 7 Green Beigetown, Engineer)

THOMPSON — FARMERS PARTY (William Henry Thompson, of Dereen Park, Bluestown, Farmer)

TREORACHA

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Preamble S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978. Open official source

S.I. No. 162 of 1978.

EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1978.

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

section 19

of the

European Assembly Elections Act, 1977

, (No. 30 of 1977) hereby makes the following Regulations

S.I. No. 162/1978 - European Assembly Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1978.

Table of Provisions (8)

Statutory Text (8 Articles)

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