S.I. No. 329/2018 - Presidential Elections (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

1. Write 1 in the box beside the candidate of your first choice, write 2 in the box beside 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)

Uimh/Number ..........................................................................

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

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

(Back of Counterfoil)

Comhdhuille Uimhir

Counterfoil Number .............................................................

GIVEN under my Hand,

14 August 2018.

JOHN PAUL PHELAN,

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning 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 Housing, Planning 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

FORM NO.1

(

Section 16

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

)

No. ……….

(To be inserted by Presidential Returning Officer)

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER FOR NOMINATIONS BY COUNTY COUNCILS, CITY COUNCILS AND CITY AND COUNTY COUNCILS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

..............*

*

Insert month and year of the poll/election

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

17

th August

, 2018.

I, JOHN PAUL PHELAN, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 4

of the

Presidential Elections Act 1993

(No. 28 of 1993) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order (

S.I. No. 358 of 2017

)) and the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (

S.I. No. 473 of 2017

) hereby order as follows