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Number 19 of 1963.

ELECTORAL ACT, 1963.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

1.	Short title, commencement and collective citations.
2.	Interpretation generally.
3.	Repeals.

Part II.

FRANCHISE AND REGISTRATION

4.	Interpretation and construction (Parts II and III and Second Schedule).
5.	Franchise.
6.	Register of electors.
7.	Registration duties.
8.	Appeals.

Part III.

CONDUCT AND COSTS OF DÁIL ELECTIONS

Chapter I.

General

9.	“General Election”, “Bye-Election” and “excluded day”.
10.	Maximum duration of Dáil.
11.	Returning officers and assistant, deputy and acting returning officers.
12.	Issue and return of writs.
13.	Register of Political Parties.
14.	Re-election of outgoing Chairman of Dáil Éireann.
15.	Specification by regulations of certain forms.
16.	Ballot paper.
17.	Destruction, etc. of ballot boxes or ballot papers.

Chapter II.

Nominations

18.	Last day for receiving nominations.
19.	Procedure after nominations.
20.	Deposit by candidates.
21.	Amendment of Rules 1 to 12 of Part I of Fifth Schedule to Principal Act.

Chapter III.

The Poll

Chapter IV.

The Count

36.	Amendment of Rules 2 and 12 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
37.	Amendment of Rule 6 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
38.	Amendment of Rule 6 (5) (a) of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
39.	Amendment of Rule 10 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
40.	Amendment of Rule 12 (10) of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
41.	Amendment of Rules 29 to 33 of Part I of Fifth Schedule to Principal Act Candidates' agents.
42.	Amendment of Rule 37 of Part I of Fifth Schedule to Principal Act.

Part IV.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

43.	Interpretation and construction (Part IV and Third Schedule).
44.	Polling cards.
45.	Advance polling on islands.
46.	Notification of name of President elect to certain persons.
47.	Amendment of sections 12, 13 and 14 of Principal Act.
48.	Amendment of sections 6 and 20 of Principal Act.
49.	Presiding officers and poll clerks.
50.	Voting by postal voters.
51.	Right to vote.
52.	Ballot paper.
53.	Amendment of section 28. (2) of and Rule 11 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.
54.	Amendment of section 32 of Principal Act.
55.	Amendment of Rule 1 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
56.	Amendment of Rule 15 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
57.	Voting by blind, incapacitated, and illiterate persons.
58.	Alleged personation.
59.	Duties of presiding officer at close of poll.
60.	Amendment of Rules 22A, 23 and 24 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
61.	Amendment of Rules 27, 39 and 40 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
62.	Amendment of Rule 8 of Third Schedule to Principal Act.

Part V.

REFERENDA

63.	Interpretation and construction (Part V and Fourth Schedule).
64.	Polling cards.
65.	Advance polling on islands.
66.	Voting by persons in employment of local returning officers.
67.	Amendment of sections 8 (1), 10 (1) and 11 of Principal Act.
68.	Presiding officers and poll clerks.
69.	Voting by postal voters.
70.	Right to vote.
71.	Forms of ballot papers.
72.	Amendment of section 29. of Principal Act.
73.	Amendment of Rule 1 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
74.	Amendment of Principal Act as to official mark on ballot papers.
75.	Voting by blind, incapacitated, and illiterate persons.
76.	Alleged personation.
77.	Duties of presiding officer at close of poll.
78.	Amendment of Rules 23A and 24 of First Schedule to Principal Act.
79.	Amendment of Rules 30 and 32 of First Schedule to Principal Act.

Part VI.

LOCAL ELECTIONS

Part VII.

ELECTORAL ABUSES

90.	Amendment of Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923.

Part VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS

91.	Special provisions where two or more elections have same polling day.
92.	Adaptation or modification where there is emergency or special difficulty.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Forms (Dáil Elections).

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Form (Presidential Elections).

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Forms of Ballot Papers at Referenda.

Acts Referred to
Electoral Act, 1923	1923, No. 12
Defence Act, 1954	1954, No. 18
Juries Act, 1927	1927, No. 23
Court Officers Act, 1926	1926, No. 27
Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1961	1961, No. 19
Presidential Elections Act, 1937	1937, No. 32
Electoral Act, 1960	1960, No. 43
Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923	1923, No. 38
Presidential Elections (Amendment) Act, 1946	1946, No. 29
Referendum Act, 1942	1942, No. 8
Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1946	1946, No. 30
Local Government Act, 1941	1941, No. 23
Harbours Act, 1946	1946, No. 9
Local Elections Act, 1953	1953, No. 15
School Attendance Act, 1926	1926, No. 17
Limerick City Management Act, 1934	1934, No. 35
Waterford City Management Act, 1939	1939, No. 25
Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941	1941, No. 5
Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930	1930, No. 27
Local Government (Galway) Act, 1937	1937 (Private), No. 3

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Number 19 of 1963.

ELECTORAL ACT, 1963.

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE ELECTORAL ACTS, 1923 TO 1961, THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ACTS, 1937 TO 1960, THE REFERENDUM ACTS, 1942 TO 1960, THE PREVENTION OF ELECTORAL ABUSES ACT, 1923 , AND THE ACTS RELATING TO LOCAL ELECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [12th July, 1963.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

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