Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024

Candidates at election in Higher Education constituency

33. The Act of 1937 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 16:

“16. (1) No person shall be a candidate at an election in the Higher Education constituency unless that person has been nominated in the manner provided by this Act and the person’s nomination paper has been received by the returning officer in accordance with section 18.

(2) No person who is for the time being disqualified from or incapable of being elected as a member of Dáil Éireann shall be a candidate at an election in the Higher Education constituency.

(3) The returning officer shall supply to any person registered as an elector in the register of electors such number of forms of nomination papers, together with replacement candidates lists, as he or she shall reasonably require.”.