Presidential Elections Act, 1937
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Withdrawal of candidates. |
16.—(1) Any candidate may withdraw from his candidature at any time during the ruling upon nominations, either before or after he has been declared to be duly nominated. | |
(2) On the day for withdrawals the presidential returning officer shall attend during the whole of the period (in this section referred to as the time for withdrawals) from twelve o'clock noon until two o'clock in the afternoon at the place appointed in that behalf by the order appointing days, and any candidate who stood nominated at the close of the ruling upon nominations may withdraw from his candidature at any time during the said time for withdrawals. | ||
(3) The withdrawal of a candidate under this section shall be effected by such candidate or his authorised representative delivering to the presidential returning officer during the ruling upon nominations or during the time for withdrawals (as the case may be) notice in writing of such withdrawal signed by such candidate or by his authorised representative. | ||
(4) Where at the close of the ruling upon nominations two or more candidates stand nominated and during the time for withdrawals every such candidate except one withdraws from his candidature, the presidential returning officer shall, at the end of the time for withdrawals, cancel the adjournment of the election and declare such one candidate who did not withdraw from his candidature to have been elected as the President and send to the Taoiseach and publish in the Iris Oifigiúil a certificate in the form set out in the Second Schedule to this Act of such election of such candidate. | ||
(5) Save as is authorised by this section, it shall not be lawful for a candidate to withdraw from his candidature. |