Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1947
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Sending of ballot papers to electors. |
72.—(1) On the day appointed for the issue of ballot papers at an election under this Chapter, the Seanad returning officer shall send by registered post to each person whose name is on the electoral roll for that election at the address stated on such electoral roll a ballot paper together with a form of declaration of identity. | |
(2) Where a person to whom a ballot paper for an election under this Chapter should be sent under subsection (1) of this section states in writing to the Seanad returning officer that more than twenty-four hours have elapsed since such ballot paper should have been delivered to him in the ordinary course of post and that he has not received such ballot paper and that he desires a duplicate ballot paper and declaration of identity to be issued to him, the Seanad returning officer, if such statement is received by him not less than forty-eight hours before the close of the poll at the election, shall forthwith or, if such statement is received by him less than forty-eight hours before the close of the poll at the election, may send by registered post to such person at the address mentioned in subsection (1) of this section a ballot paper and a declaration of identity both of which, by being printed on paper of a special colour or otherwise, are clearly distinguished as duplicates of the ballot paper and form of declaration of identity originally sent to such person under this section. | ||
(3) Every such declaration of identity shall be in the prescribed form. | ||
(4) The Seanad returning officer shall, when sending out ballot papers in pursuance of this section, observe the rules contained in the Third Schedule to this Act. |