Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024
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Non-compliance with Electoral Act 1997 | ||
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45. The Act of 1937 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 27: | ||
“27A. A Seanad election in the Higher Education constituency shall not be declared invalid because of a non-compliance with any provision of Part V of the Electoral Act 1997 or mistake in the use of forms provided for in that Act, or in any regulation or order made under that Act, where it appears to the court that a candidate complied with the principles laid down in that Part of that Act taken as a whole and that such non-compliance or mistake did not materially affect the result of the election.”. |