S.I. No. 533/2004 - Presidential Elections (Forms) 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.

Marcáil ord do rogha ina spáis seo thíos Mark order of preference in spaces below

DOYLE

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

photograph

LYNCH

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

photograph

MURPHY

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

Ó BRIAIN

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

photograph

Ó'BRIEN

(EAMON Ó'BRIEN, of 22 Wellclose Place, Knockbeg, Barrister.)

photograph

(Back of Paper)

Comhduille Uimh

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

Counterfoil No.

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

Toghchán don Uachtarán ar ....... lá de ................

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

(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)

________

Names of candidates

First Count

Second Count

Third Count

Name of candidate elected

Votes

Transfer of ........... votes

Result

Transfer of ........... votes

Result

Non-transferable papers not effective

TOTAL

Dated this ________ day of _______________________

_____________________________________

Presidential Returning Officer

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government this 13th day of September 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.)

The regulations prescribe certain forms for use at a presidential election including the requirements for the provision of photographs to the presidential returning officer by candidates at the presidential election.

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

PART 2

(Section 3 and 22)

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

______________________ *

*Insert month and year

I#__________________________________________________

(#Insert here the full name, address and description of the person purported to be nominated as a candidate at the election.)

of __________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

being a person purported to be nominated as a candidate at the above-mentioned election hereby authorise*

(*Insert her the full name, address and description of the person being authorised as representative.

____________________________________________________

of __________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

to represent me at the ruling on nominations at the said election.

Signed: ___________________________________

Signed by the above-named in the presence of**

(**Form should be signed in presence of a witness who must sign his/her name, and include his/her address and description).

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

(Section 15)

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

(To be inserted by returning officer)

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER FOR NOMINATION BY MEMBERS OF THE OIREACHTAS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

______________________ *

*Insert month and year

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 533 of 2004

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS 2004

S.I. No. 533 of 2004

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS 2004

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 37 of

the Presidential Elections Act 1993

(No.

28 of 1993) as amended by

section 52

of the

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001

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