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Destruction, etc. of ballot boxes or ballot papers.
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17.—If at the poll at a Dáil election any ballot boxes or ballot papers are taken out of the custody of the returning officer or a presiding officer or are in any way tampered with or are either accidentally or intentionally destroyed or (in the case of ballot papers) are maliciously torn or defaced, the following provisions shall have effect:
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(a) the polling at every polling place at which any of the ballot boxes or ballot papers were used shall be void;
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(b) the returning officer shall forthwith inform the Minister of the polling having so become void;
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(c) upon receipt of that information, the Minister shall forthwith take all such steps and give all such directions as he thinks proper for the taking of a fresh poll at every such polling place;
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(d) a fresh poll shall be taken at every such polling place in accordance with the directions given by the Minister;
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(e) the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1963, shall apply in respect of such fresh poll in like manner as they apply to the original poll.
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