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The order appointing days.
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6.—(1) Before every presidential election the Minister shall by order (in this Act referred to as the order appointing days) appoint—
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(a) the day (in this Act referred to as the last day for receiving nominations) which shall be the last day on which the presidential returning officer may receive nominations for such election, and
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(b) the place at which the presidential returning officer will sit to rule upon nominations on the last day for receiving nominations, and
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(c) the day (in this Act referred to as the day for withdrawals) on which a candidate may withdraw from his candidature after the close of the ruling upon nominations, and
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(d) the place at which the presidential returning officer will sit to receive withdrawals on the day for withdrawals, and
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(e) the day (in this Act referred to as the polling day) on which the poll (if any) at such election shall be taken, and
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(f) the address of the office of the presidential returning officer to which nomination papers and other communications may be sent to him.
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(2) In the case of the first presidential election, the order appointing days shall be made under this section as soon as conveniently may be after the coming into operation of the Constitution, and the days thereby appointed shall be so selected that the election will be completed at such time as will enable the president thereby elected to enter upon his office not later than one hundred and eighty days after the coming into operation of the Constitution.
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(3) In the case of an ordinary presidential election, the order appointing days shall be made under this section on or as soon as conveniently may be after the sixtieth day before the expiration of the term of office of the outgoing president, and the days thereby appointed shall be so selected that the election will be completed at such time as will enable the president thereby elected to enter upon his office on the day following the expiration of the term of office of the outgoing president.
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(4) In the case of an extraordinary presidential election, the order appointing days shall be made under this section as soon as conveniently may be after the cesser of office of the late president, and the days thereby appointed shall be so selected that the election will be completed within sixty days after such cesser of office.
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(5) The day for withdrawals shall not be earlier than the second nor later than the seventh day after the last day for receiving nominations.
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(6) Every order appointing days shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.
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