Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1972

Amendment of Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937.

2.—The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937 , is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of “a form” for “the said form” in subparagraph (ii) of Rule 4 (f) of the Second Schedule;

(b) the deletion of “marked as hereinbefore directed with the number on the back of the said ballot paper” from subparagraph (iv) of the said Rule 4 (f);

(c) the deletion of “and compare the number on such declaration with the number on the ballot paper envelope in such covering envelope” from Rule 12 (b) of the Second Schedule;

(d) the deletion of “said numbers agree and the” from Rule 12 (c) of the Second Schedule;

(e) the deletion of “and the numbers thereon agree” from Rule 13 of the Second Schedule;

(f) the deletion of both “compare the number on the envelope with the number on the ballot paper and if the numbers agree, he shall” and “, but if the numbers do not agree he shall mark the ballot paper ‘rejected’ and shall attach it to the envelope” from Rule 16 of the Second Schedule;

(g) the deletion of “until he has been proved to the satisfaction of an election tribunal to have voted and such tribunal has declared his vote to be invalid” from Rule 27 of the Second Schedule; and

(h) the deletion of paragraphs (b) and (e) of Rule 4, paragraphs (e) and (f) of Rule 12, and Rule 30 of the Second Schedule.