Presidential Elections Act, 1993

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Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and commencement.

2.

Repeals.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Regulations.

5.

Expenses.

6.

Presidential election order.

7.

The polling day.

8.

Alteration of polling day consequent on dissolution of Dáil.

9.

The presidential returning officer.

10.

Local returning officers.

11.

Expenses of local returning officers.

12.

Constituencies.

13.

Polling districts and polling places.

Section

14.

General provisions relating to nomination of candidates.

15.

Nomination by members of the Oireachtas.

16.

Nomination by county councils and county borough corporations.

17.

Nomination by a former or the retiring President.

18.

Consecutive numbering of nomination papers.

19.

Notice of receipt of nomination paper.

20.

Ruling on nominations.

21.

Persons permitted to attend at the ruling on nominations.

22.

Attendance of persons nominated to be candidates at the ruling on nominations.

23.

The judicial assessor.

24.

Appeal to High Court.

25.

Identity of candidate.

26.

Objection to description of candidate.

27.

Matters open at the ruling on nominations.

28.

Procedure where no candidate stands nominated.

29.

Obstruction of nominations.

30.

Withdrawal of candidature.

31.

Death of a candidate.

32.

Candidates entitled to free postage.

33.

Appointment of agents.

34.

General provisions as to agents.

35.

Officers not to act as agents of candidates.

36.

Notice of the poll.

37.

Ballot papers.

38.

The official mark.

39.

Application of certain provisions of Part XVI of Act of 1992.

40.

Voting by postal voters.

41.

Voting by special voters.

42.

Polling on islands.

43.

Authorisation to vote at another polling station.

44.

Taking the poll at polling stations.

45.

Interpretation (Part IV).

46.

Ascertainment of result of the election.

47.

Arrangements in relation to the counting of the votes.

48.

Invalid ballot papers.

49.

First count.

50.

The quota.

51.

Exclusion of candidate.

52.

Recount.

53.

Report to the presidential returning officer.

54.

Retention and disposal of documents.

55.

Inspection of ballot papers etc.

56.

Declaration of the result of the poll.

57.

Questioning of presidential election.

58.

Application of rules in Third Schedule to Act of 1992.

59.

Application of certain provisions of Part XXII of Act of 1992.

60.

Secrecy.

61.

Prohibition of disclosure of vote.

62.

Publication of notices.

Acts Referred to

Presidential Elections Act, 1937

1937, No. 32

County Management Acts, 1940 to 1991

Electoral Act, 1963

1963, No. 19

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1972

1972, No. 4

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1973

1973, No. 3

Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973

1973, No. 25

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983

1983, No. 24

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985

1985, No. 12

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986

1986, No. 35

Electoral Act, 1992

1992, No. 23