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Polling stations.
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94.—(1) At every polling place the returning officer shall provide a sufficient number of polling stations, conveniently distributed for the accommodation of the Dáil electors entitled to vote there. Where, by reason of any difficulty, a polling station or a sufficient number of polling stations cannot be provided at the appointed polling place, the returning officer may provide a polling station or polling stations at any other convenient place.
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(2) The returning officer shall allot the Dáil electors to the polling stations in such manner as, in his opinion, will be most convenient for them.
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(3) The returning officer shall give public notice of the location of polling stations in each polling place and the description of Dáil electors allotted to vote at each such place.
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(4) The returning officer shall make adequate provision for the heating, lighting and cleaning of each polling station.
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(5) The returning officer shall provide at each polling station—
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(a) such number of compartments in which the voters can mark their ballot papers screened from observation, as he considers necessary,
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(b) such furniture as he considers necessary,
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(c) a sufficient number of ballot boxes,
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(d) such number of ballot papers as he considers necessary,
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(e) instruments for placing the official mark on ballot papers,
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(f) copies of the register or such part thereof as contains the names of the Dáil electors allotted to vote at the station,
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(g) such materials as he considers necessary to enable voters to mark their ballot papers,
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(h) such other documents, forms, stationery and other materials as he considers necessary.
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(6) The returning officer shall keep a record of the numbers on the ballot papers provided by him at each polling station.
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