09/08/1923: Registration of Electors (Forms No. 2) Order, 1923.

1. No. of ballot papers issued to Postal voters .. .. ..

2. No. of covering envelopes received by Returning Officer before the close of the poll .. .. .. .. .. ..

3. No. of ballot papers returned by Postal voters which were included in the count of ballot papers .. .. ..

4. No. of cases in which declarations of identity or ballot papers were endorsed by the Returning Officer "Vote rejected" or marked by him "Rejected" in pursuance of Rule 6 (5) (7) and (9), and Rule 8 (3) in the Fourth Schedule to the

Electoral Act, 1923

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5. No. of covering envelopes received by Returning Officer after the close of the poll .. .. .. .. .. ..

6. No. of cases in which envelopes sent to Postal voters were returned as undelivered .. .. .. .. ..

7. No. of cases in which covering envelopes have not been received by Returning Officer at date of statement ..

(Signed)

Returning Officer

Address............................................................ ............

Date..........................................192 .

BALLOT PAPER ACCOUNT.

Constituency of

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Polling District of

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Polling Station No.

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White Ballot Papers.

Total number entrusted to Presiding Officer ..

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Deduct.

Number of Ballot Papers unused .. .. ..

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Number of Ballot Papers spoilt .. .. ..

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Total

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Number in Ballot Box .. .. .. .. ..

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Coloured Ballot Papers.

Total number of Coloured Ballot Papers entrusted to Presiding Officer .. .. .. .. ..

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Deduct.

Number of Coloured Papers unused .. .. ..

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Number of Coloured Papers spoilt .. .. ..

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Total

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Number of Coloured Papers used .. .. ..

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I certify that the above Ballot Paper Account is true and accurate.

Signed,............................................................ .....................

Presiding Officer.

Polling Station No............................................................ .....

Dated this..............................

day of

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19.............

FORM OF CERTIFICATE UNDER S. 22 OF THE

ELECTORAL ACT, 1923

.

Constituency of............................................................ .............

I, the Returning Officer for the above constituency hereby certify that........................being numbered..........on the Register of Electors for the....................Polling District of the above-mentioned constituency, is employed by me for purposes n connection with an election for the said constituency, and that the circumstances of his employment are, in my opinion, such as to prevent him from voting at the polling station at which he would otherwise be entitled to vote, and I accordingly authorise him to vote at the polling station................................at the ...............................................polling place.

Signed, ............................................................ .....

Returning Officer.

TENDERED VOTES LIST.

Constituency of............................................................ ....................

Polling District of............................................................ ..................

Polling Station No............................................................ .................

Name of Person who Tendered Vote.

Number of such Person on the Register.

I certify that the above List is true and accurate.

Signed............................................................ .....

Presiding Officer at Polling Station No...................

Dated this................. day of................19.............

NOTICE OF CANDIDATES ELECTED.

......................................................... Constituency of ..........................................................

I hereby give notice, pursuant to Rule 43 in the Fifth Schedule to the

Electoral Act, 1923

, that at the contested Dáil Election for the said....................................................

Constituency of.......................................held on the.............. day of ........................the following Candidates were elected:—..

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The total number of votes given for each candidate and of any transfer of votes made under the said Electoral Act, and the total number of votes credited to each candidate at the end of the count at which such transfer took place are as set out in the attached form.

(

Here

attach

Form 10—

Fifth Schedule

).

E. I.

FORM OF UNDERTAKING TO PRESERVE THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

I solemnly undertake That I will not at this election for....................................................

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do anything forbidden by

Section 28

of the

Electoral Act, 1923

, which I have read.

Signed in the presence of

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Signed............................................................ ..

Returning Officer or (Presiding

Address..........................................................

Officer) in the said constituency,

or Peace Commissioner for the

Date............................................................ ....

County of

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SECTION 28

of THE

ELECTORAL ACT, 1923

.

28.—(1) Every officer, clerk, and agent in attendance at a polling station shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting in such station, and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed to any person, any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any elector who has or has not applied for a ballot paper or voted at that station, or as to the official mark, and no such officer, clerk or agent, and no person whosoever, shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with a voter when marking his vote, or otherwise attempt to obtain in the polling station information as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in a polling station as to the candidate for whom any voter in such station is about to vote or has voted, or as to the number on the back of the ballot paper given to any voter at such station.

(2) Every officer, clerk and agent in attendance at the counting of the votes shall maintain, and aid in maintaining the secrecy of the voting, and shall not attempt to ascertain at such counting the number on the back of any ballot paper, or communicate any information obtained at such counting as to the candidate for whom any vote is given in any particular ballot paper.

(3) Every officer, clerk and agent concerned in the issue of ballot papers to postal voters and the receipt of ballot papers from postal voters shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting by such voters, and shall not communicate, except for some purpose authorised by law, before the poll is closed to any person any information as to the name or number on the register of electors of any postal voter to or from whom any ballot paper has been sent or received, or as to the official mark, and no such officer, clerk or agent, and no person whosoever shall interfere with, or attempt to interfere with, the receipt, marking or return of his ballot paper by any postal voter, or attempt to obtain information as to the candidate for whom any such voter has voted, or communicate at any time to any person any information obtained in connection with the issue or receipt of ballot papers to or from postal voters as to the candidates for whom any such voter has voted, or as to the number on the back of the ballot paper sent to any such voter.

(4) No person shall directly or indirectly induce any voter to display his ballot paper after he shall have marked the same so as to make known to any person the name of the candidate for or against whom he has marked his vote.

(5) Every person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be liable, on summary conviction before two justices of the peace or any magistrate having the powers or jurisdiction formerly exercisable by two justices of the peace, to imprisonment or any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.

THE

ELECTORAL ACT, 1923

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............................................................ ..... Constituency of ...................................................

UNCONTESTED ELECTION.

I, the undersigned, being Returning Officer for the...............................Constituency of.......................hereby give notice, pursuant to Rule 43 in the Fifth Schedule to the

Electoral Act, 1923

, that the following candidates have been elected members of Dáil Éireann to serve in the Oireachtas of Saorstát Éireann for the............................................ Constituency of............................................................ ...............................................

Surname.

Other Names.

Abode.

Rank, Profession or Occupation.

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Signed,............................................................ ..........................................

Returning Officer.

Dated this ......................................

day of.................................................

Miscellaneous.

No. 37971/1923

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me by Sub-section (2) of Section II and by Clause 2 of the Second Schedule to the

Electoral Act, 1923

., hereinafter referred to as "the Act" and of all other powers in this behalf enabling me, I, the Minister for Local Government, do hereby order and prescribe as follows:—