S.I. No. 29/1997 - Presidential Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1997.

1. The Council of the County (County Borough) of ............................................................ ...........

in pursuance of a resolution passed on the.................................day of................,19....................., hereby nominates the person named under to be a candidate at the above-mentioned election to the office of President.

Surname of

Candidate

Other Names

Description

Address

Occupation

(if any)

Please use BLOCK LETTERS.

2. The Council of the County (County Borough) of ............................................................ .declare that—

(

a

) the person hereby proposed to be nominated to be a candidate is eligible for election to the office of President, and

(

b

) the person has consented to the proposed nomination.

SEALED with the Common Seal of the Council of the

County (County Borough) of.........................................

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

in the presence of............................................................ .

(Member or official of local authority).

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

County Secretary or Town Clerk.

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

(Section 17)

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER FOR A NOMINATION OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF BY A FORMER PRESIDENT

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*

(*insert month and year)

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

(To be inserted by returning officer)

I, a former President of Ireland, hereby nominate myself, being the person whose name. address and occupation (if any), is set out hereunder, to be a candidate at the above-mentioned election to the office of President.

Surname of

Candidate

Other Names

Description

Address

Occupation

(if any)

Please use BLOCK LETTERS.

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

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

(Section 17)

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER FOR A NOMINATION OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF BY THE RETIRING PRESIDENT

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*

(*insert month and year)

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

(To be inserted by returning officer)

I, the President of Ireland, hereby nominate myself, being the person whose name, address and occupation (if any), is set out hereunder, to be a candidate at the above-mentioned election to the office of President.

Surname of Candidate

Other Names

Description

Address

Occupation

(if any)

Please use BLOCK LETTERS

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

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

(Section 20)

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION WHERE A POLL IS NOT TAKEN

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*

(*insert month and year)

I hereby certify that............................................................ ............................................................ .................................

of............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....

was the only candidate duly nominated in accordance with law at the above-named election and that I therefore declared the said person to have been elected President of Ireland.

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

Presidential Returning Officer.

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

(Section 37)

FORM OF BALLOT PAPER

(Front of Paper).

Marcáil ord do rogha sna spáis seao thíos.

Mark order of preference in spaces below.

DOYLE

(MARY DOYLE, of 10 High Street, Knockmore, Nurse)

LYNCH

(JANE ELLEN LYNCH, of 12 Main Street, Ardstown, Shopkeeper)

MURPHY

(PATRICK MURPHY, of 12 Main Street, Ballyduff, Carpenter)

Ó BRAIN

(SÉAMUS Ó BRAIN, as 10 An tSráid Ard, Carn Mór, Oide Scoile)

O'BRIEN, EAMON

(EAMON O'BRIEN, of 22 Welclose Place, Knockbeg, Barrister)

O'BRIEN, ORLA

(ORLA O'BRIEN, of 103 Eaton Brae, Cahennore, Solicitor)

O'CONNOR

(CAROLINE O'CONNOR, of 7 Green Street, Carnmore, Engineer)

THOMPSON

(WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON, of Dereen, Ballyglass, Farmer)

TREORACHA

INSTRUCTIONS

I. Scríobh an figiúr 1 le hais ainm an chéad iarrthóra is rogha leat, an figiúr 2 le hais do dhara rogha, agus mar sin de.

I. Write 1 beside the name of the candidate of your first choice, 2 beside your second choice, and so on.

II. Fill an páipéar ionas nach bhfeichfear do vóta. Taispeáin cúl an pháipéir don oifigeach ceannais, agus cuir sa bhosca ballóide é.

II. Fold the paper to conceal your vote. Show the back of the paper to the presiding officer and put it in the ballot box.

(Back of Paper)

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

Presidential election on............................................................ ...............day of....................................19..............

(Back of Counterfoil)

Counterfoil No........................................

(Section 56)

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION WHERE A POLL IS TAKEN.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*

*(insert month and year).

I hereby certify that .......................... candidates having been duly nominated I adjourned the election for the purpose of taking a poll, and I hereby further certify that............................................................ ..................

of............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................

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

was elected at such poll and I therefore declared the said person to have been elected President of Ireland.

Particulars of the voting at the poll

Number of candidates

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

Number of valid votes

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

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

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

Name of

candidates

First

count

Second count

Third count

Name of candidate elected

Votes

Transfer

of

Result

Transfer

of

Result

Non-transferable papers not effective

Total

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

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

Presidential Returning Officer.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment,

this 15th day of January, 1997.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations prescribe forms to be used at a Presidential election.

S.I. No. 29 of 1997.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1997.

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

section 4

of the

Presidential Elections Act, 1993

(No. 28 of 1993) hereby makes the following Regulations