S.I. No. 258/2011 - Presidential Elections (Forms) Regulations 2011.

1. 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.

2. Fold the paper to conceal your vote. Show the

back of the paper

to the presiding officer and put it in the ballot box.

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

OBRIEN

(EAMON OBRIEN, of 22 Wellclose Place, Knockbeg; Barrister.)

Photograph

(Back of Paper)

Comhduille Uimh.Counterfoil No.

Uimh. .No. .

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

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

(

Section 56

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

)

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 declare 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 candidate

First Count

Second Count

Third Count

Name of candidate elected

Votes

Transfer ofvotes

Result

Transfer ofvotes

Result

Non-transferable papers not effective

TOTAL

Dated this ______________ day of ______________

______________

Presidential Returning Officer

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 May 2011.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community 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.

3. The photograph shall have been taken not more than 12 months prior to the date appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government by order under

section 6

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

for the taking of the poll at the election.

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

PART 2

(

Sections 3

and

22

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

)

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

______________ * *Insert month and year

I# ______________ of ________________________________________________________

(#

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

being a person purported to be nominated as a candidate at the above-mentioned election hereby authorise+______________of ____________________________ ______________ ______________ to represent me at the ruling on nominations at the said election.

(+

Insert here the full name, address and description of the person being authorised as representative.)

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.)

(

Sections 14

and

15

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

)

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

(

To be inserted by Presidential Returning Officer

)

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER FOR NOMINATION BYMEMBERS OF THE OIREACHTAS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

______________ * *Insert month and year

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

3

rd June

, 2011.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, 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:—