S.I. No. 204/2004 - European Parliament Ballot Paper (Photographs and Emblems) Regulations 2004

1. See that the official mark is on the paper.

2. Write 1 in the box beside the photograph of the candidate of your first choice, 2 in the box beside the photograph of the candidate of your second choice, and so on.

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

Emblem

DOYLE — DEMOCRATS

(Group of European Democrats)

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

Liosta Ionaid Dem Replacement List

Photograph

Emblem

LYNCH — URBAN PARTY

(European Radical Group)

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

Liosta Ionaid ERG Replacement List

Photograph

MURPHY

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

Liosta Ionaid PM Replacement List

Photograph

Emblem

Ó BRIAIN — CUMANN NA SAORANACH (Liberal Group)

(SÉMUS Ó BRIAIN, as 10 An tSráid Ard, Carn Mór, Oide Scoile.)

Liosta Ionaid LG Replacement List

Photograph

O’BRIEN — NON-PARTY

(EAMON O’BRIEN, of 22 Wellclose Place, Knockbeg, Barrister.)

Liosta Ionaid EOB Replacement List

Emblem

O’CONNOR — NATIONAL LEAGUE (Freedom Group)

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

Liosta Ionaid NL Replacement List

Photograph

Emblem

THOMPSON — RURAL PARTY

(WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, of Dereen, Ballyglass, Farmer.)

Liosta Ionaid RP Replacement List

Photograph

(Back of Paper)

Comhduille Uimh

Uimh ............................................................ .............................

Counterfoil No.

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

Toghchán do thoglach ............................................................ ....

Election for constituency of .........................................................

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, this 6th day of May 2004.

MARTIN CULLEN,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These regulations prescribe the requirements for the provision of photographs to returning officers by candidates at a European Parliament election and for the provision of emblems by political parties to the Registrar of Political Parties for their registration in the Register of Political Parties. The regulations amend the form of the ballot paper specified in the Fourth Schedule of the

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

to provide for the inclusion of photographs and emblems.

4. Each copy of the printed photograph must have the candidate’s name clearly shown on the back.

Part 2

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 and Rule 50 of the Second Schedule of the

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

(No. 2 of 1997) (as amended by

section 51

of the

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001

(No. 38 of 2001)) hereby makes the following regulations:—

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