S.I. No. 290/2000 - Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000.

1. The envelope received from the returning officer should contain the following documents, in addition to this form

— an unmarked ballot paper and a small ballot paper envelope, and

— a larger covering envelope addressed to the returning officer.

2. You must produce to the person who will witness the declaration of identity

(

a

) the envelope addressed to you by the returning officer,

(

b

) the unmarked ballot paper, and

(

c

) this form of declaration of identity, and

in the presence of the witness, sign this declaration of identity form and have it witnessed.

3. You must then

(

a

) vote in secret,

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(

b

) put the marked ballot paper into the ballot paper envelope and close it,

(

c

) put the ballot paper envelope, and the completed declaration of identity into the larger covering envelope addressed to the returning officer and close it,

(

d

) post the covering envelope at once.

4. The time and day at which the poll closes at the election is specified on the ballot paper. Your completed voting documents must be with the returning officer by the specified time in order that your marked ballot paper may be included in the count. The ballot paper must be posted and cannot be handed to the returning officer.

— it does not indicate a first preference for some candidate or is unmarked, or

— it indicates a first preference for more than one candidate, or

— it indicates a first preference and some other preference for the same candidate, or

— it has anything written or marked on it by which the voter could be identified.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 21st day of September, 2000.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for the Environment and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) Regulations, 1938 by prescribing a revised scale of fees for the provision of copies of the register of electors, a revised form of ballot paper and revised notes to the form of declaration of identity for use at Seanad (University Members) elections.

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In order to vote, write 1 on the ballot paper opposite the name of the candidate of your first choice, 2 opposite the name of the candidate of your second choice, 3 opposite the name of the candidate of your third choice, and so on. A ballot paper will be void and not counted if—

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

section 4

of the

Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937

, (No. 30 of 1937) hereby makes the following Regulations