S.I. No. 178/1937 - Milk Boards (Elections) Regulations, 1937.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1937. No. 178.

MILK BOARDS (ELECTIONS) REGULATIONS, 1937.

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (3) of Section 11 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936), that in Part II of the said Act the expression "election day" when used in relation to a board means a day appointed by an order under the said Section 11 to be an election day in respect of such board;

AND WHEREAS Sections 12 and 13 of the said Act are included in Part II thereof:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the said Act that on every election day in respect of a board for a joint district—

(a) there shall be elected to be ordinary members from amongst their number by the persons who are registered on the qualifying date in the register of producers kept by such board the appropriate number of producer members,

(b) there shall be elected to be ordinary members from amongst their number by the persons who are registered on the qualifying date in the register of retailers kept by such board the appropriate number of retailer members,

(c) if, but only if, the milk (joint district) order which relates to such district declares that such board shall include any wholesaler members, there shall be elected to be ordinary members from amongst their number by the persons who are registered on the qualifying date in the register of wholesalers kept by such board the appropriate number of wholesaler members:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of the said Section 12 of the said Act that in the said Section 12 the expression "the qualifying date" when used in relation to an election required by the said Section 12 to be held on an election day (including the first election day) means the first day of the month next preceding the month in which such election day falls:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (3) of the said Section 12 of the said Act that for the purposes of Part II of the said Act, the producer members, the retailer members and the wholesaler members (if any) of a board shall each constitute a separate class of ordinary members of such board:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the said Act that each election of each class of ordinary members shall be conducted as and be a separate election:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of the said Section 13 of the said Act that the Minister for Agriculture shall by order make regulations in relation to the manner in which an election of ordinary members is to be conducted and such other matters relating to such election as he thinks proper:

NOW, I, SÉAMAS O RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture, in pursuance of sub-section (2) of Section 13 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936), and in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the said sub-section (2) and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby order and make the following regulations, that is to say:—

1 Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Milk Boards (Elections) Regulations, 1937.

2 Application of Interpretation Act, 1923 .

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of these Regulations in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3 Definitions.

3. In these Regulations—

the expression "the Act" means the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936);

the word "board" means a board established under Section 8 of the Act;

the word "election" means an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board held in pursuance of Section 12 of the Act.

4 Provisions in relation to Sundays and Bank Holidays.

4. Whenever a day on which anything is required by these Regulations to be done falls on a Sunday or bank holiday, such thing shall be done on the next preceding day which is neither a Sunday nor a bank holiday.

5 Returning officer.

5. Whenever an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board is held, the Chairman of such board shall be the returning officer for the purposes of such election, and references in these Regulations to the returning officer in relation to any such election shall be construed accordingly.

6 Election dates

6. For the purposes of an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the latest day for giving notice of the election shall be the day which is twenty-eight clear days before the day (in this Regulation referred to as the day of election) which is in relation to such election the election day, within the meaning of Section 11 of the Act;

(b) the latest day and hour for receiving nomination papers shall be four o'clock in the afternoon on the day which is nineteen clear days before the day of election;

(c) the latest day and hour for the withdrawal of candidates shall be twelve noon on the day which is eighteen clear days before the day of election;

(d) the day for the issue of the ballot papers shall be the day which is twelve clear days before the day of election, and the time for the issue of the ballot papers shall be such hour as the returning officer shall appoint;

(e) the poll shall close at twelve o'clock noon on the day of election.

7 Electoral rolls.

7.—(1) For the purposes of an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the returning officer shall, not later than twenty-eight clear days before the day which is in relation to such election the election day, cause to be prepared a list (in this regulation referred to as the electoral roll) of persons who are entitled to vote at the said election;

(b) the electoral roll shall contain the name of each such person and his address which shall be the premises in respect of which he is registered in, if such ordinary members are producer members, the register of producers kept by such board or, if such ordinary members are retailer members, the register of retailers kept by such board or, if such ordinary members are wholesaler members, the register of wholesalers kept by such board;

(c) where a person entitled to vote at the said election is registered in respect of more than one premises in a particular register, the name of such person shall be entered once only in the electoral roll, and his address shall be such one of the premises in respect of which he is so registered as the returning officer may determine;

(d) the names shall be arranged in such order as the returning officer may find convenient and shall be numbered consecutively;

(e) the electoral roll may after its completion be inspected by any person whose name is entered therein or any other person authorised by such first-mentioned person at the offices of such board during office hours and shall be kept open for such inspection until after the declaration of the result of the election;

(f) the returning officer shall, at the request of any person whose name is entered on the electoral roll, supply free of charge to such person one copy of the electoral roll.

(2) The expression "elector" when used in these regulations in relation to an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board means a person whose name is entered in the electoral roll prepared for the purposes of such election under this regulation.

8 Notice of the election.

8. Notice of an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board shall be in the Form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto, and shall be published by the returning officer not later than the latest date for giving notice of the election by advertisement in at least one daily newspaper circulating in the joint district of such board.

9 Nomination of candidates.

9. The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the nomination of candidates at an election for a particular class of ordinary members of a board, that is to say:—

(a) each candidate shall be nominated in writing in the Form No. 2 in the Schedule hereto and the nomination paper of a candidate (which shall relate to such candidate only) shall contain a description of the candidate sufficient to identify him, and the particulars required by the said form (including a statement of the consent of the candidate to be so nominated, signed by the candidate) and shall be made and subscribed by, in case such election is for producer members or retailer members, twelve electors or, in case such election is for wholesaler members, one elector;

(b) no elector may subscribe a nomination paper for himself and no elector may sign more nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled;

(c) a nomination paper intended to be subscribed by a partnership or by an unincorporated association shall be subscribed in the name of such partnership or association by some person having authority to sign in that name;

(d) a nomination paper intended to be subscribed by a corporate body shall be signed by affixing to such paper the seal of such body in the manner required by the constitution, articles of association or other regulations of such body;

(e) the returning officer shall supply free of charge to any elector a form of nomination paper;

(f) the returning officer shall attend to receive nominations on the latest day for receiving nominations at the offices of the board between the hours of ten in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, which period is hereinafter referred to as the time for receiving nomination papers;

(g) a nomination paper may be delivered to the returning officer by sending it to him by prepaid post or by handing it to him personally, and may be so delivered at any time before the closing of the time for receiving nominations, but all nominations so delivered before the commencement of the time for receiving nominations shall be retained by the returning officer and produced by him at such commencement and for the purposes of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been delivered during the time for receiving nominations;

(h) no objection to a nomination paper on the ground of any description of the candidate therein not being sufficient or not being in accordance with these Regulations shall be valid unless it is made by the returning officer himself during the time for receiving nominations;

(i) every person whose nomination has been or is deemed to have been delivered to the returning officer during the time for receiving nominations shall be deemed to have been duly nominated unless before the expiration of the time appointed for receiving nominations or one hour afterwards objection has been made to such nomination by the returning officer or a candidate and the returning officer has allowed such objection.

10 Withdrawal of candidature.

10. A candidate at any election may at any time before the latest hour and day for the withdrawal of candidates withdraw his candidature by furnishing notice to that effect to the returning officer signed by the candidate, and in that case the candidate shall be deemed never to have been nominated.

11 Death of candidate before issue of ballot papers.

11. If the returning officer, before the day for the issue of the ballot papers receives notice that a candidate who has been validly nominated has died, such candidate shall be deemed never to have been nominated.

12 Uncontested elections.

12. If at any election for any particular class of ordinary members of a board the number of candidates duly nominated is equal to or less than the number of ordinary members of that class to be elected, no poll shall be taken, but the returning officer shall on the day which in relation to such election is the election day, declare such candidates elected.

13 Poll to be taken in contested elections.

13. If at any election for any particular class of ordinary members of a board, the number of candidates validly nominated exceeds the number of members of that class to be elected, a poll shall be taken in accordance with these Regulations.

14 Ballot papers and declaration of identity and issue thereof, and ballot boxes.

14. Where, at any election for any particular class of ordinary members of a board, a poll is required by these Regulations to be taken, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the returning officer shall on the day appointed for the issue of ballot papers send by post to every person whose name appears on the electoral roll prepared for such election at the address stated in such electoral roll a ballot paper together with a form of declaration of identity;

(b) every ballot paper shall comply with the following provisions—

(i) be in form No. 3 in the Schedule hereto,

(ii) contain a list of the candidates, who have been duly nominated and no others, described by their names, addresses and descriptions as stated in their nomination papers and arranged alphabetically in one continuous column in order of their surnames and, in case of identity of surnames, of their other names, and

(iii) the surnames of each candidate shall be printed on the ballot paper in large characters and their other names, and their addresses and descriptions shall be printed in small characters save that whenever the surnames of two or more candidates are the same, there shall be printed in large characters (in addition to their surnames) the other names of such candidates and so much of the address or the description or both the address and the description of each such candidate as will in the opinion of the returning officer, effectively distinguish such candidate;

(iv) have a number printed on the back thereof, and,

(v) have attached a counterfoil with the said number printed on the face thereof, and

(vi) be marked, at the time of issue thereof, with an embossed official mark visible on both sides of the paper;

(c) every declaration of identity shall be in the Form No. 4 in the Schedule hereto, and shall include (either on the face or the back of the form) instructions to the voter;

(d) every candidate shall be entitled to attend at the issue of the ballot papers and the returning officer shall, on the request of any candidate, inform him of the time and place at which such issue will be made;

(e) no person shall be present at the issue of ballot papers save the returning officer and his assistants, such of the candidates as choose to attend, and such other persons (if any) as the returning officer may permit to be so present;

(f) at the time appointed for the issue of ballot papers, the returning officer shall issue a ballot paper to each elector, and shall so issue such ballot paper by doing or causing to be done the following things, that is to say:—

(i) the number, name and description of the elector shall be called out;

(ii) the elector's said number shall be marked on the counterfoil of the ballot paper;

(iii) a mark shall be placed on the electoral roll opposite the elector's number thereon to denote that a ballot paper has been issued to such elector, but without disclosing the identity of such ballot paper;

(iv) the official mark shall be embossed on the said ballot paper,

(v) the number on the back of the said ballot paper shall be marked upon a form of declaration of identity and upon a ballot paper envelope,

(vi) there shall be placed in an envelope (hereinafter referred to as the outer envelope) in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule hereto addressed to the elector at his address as stated in the electoral roll, the following documents—

(I) the said ballot paper,

(II) the said form of identity,

(III) an envelope (hereinafter referred to as the covering envelope) in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule hereto addressed to the returning officer, and stamped with an impressed or adhesive stamp of the value of twopence,

(IV) a small envelope (hereinafter referred to as the ballot paper envelope) in the Form No. 7 in the Schedule hereto marked with the number on the back of the said ballot paper,

(vii) the outer envelope shall be effectively closed;

(g) when the provisions of paragraph (f) of this Regulation have been complied with in respect of every elector, all the closed outer envelopes shall be collected, counted and posted;

(h) the returning officer, as soon as practicable after the completion of the issue of the ballot papers, and in the presence of the candidates in attendance (if any) shall make up in separate packets, sealed with his own seal, and sealed by such of the candidates as desire to affix their seals, the marked copy of the electoral roll and the counterfoils of the ballot papers;

(i) the returning officer shall provide a sufficient number of ballot boxes marked, according to the particular class of ordinary members to be elected at such election, "Producer Members Ballot Box" "Retailer Members Ballot Box" or "Wholesaler Members Ballot Box" for the reception of the covering envelopes, and on the completion of the issue of the ballot papers the returning officer shall show each such ballot box open to the candidates (if any) present and shall seal each such ballot box with his seal and make provision for the safe custody of all such ballot boxes.

15 Issue of duplicate ballot paper where original spoiled.

15. If an elector inadvertently spoils his ballot paper, the returning officer, on being satisfied as to such inadvertence may, having duly received from the elector the declaration of identity, the outer envelope and the ballot paper so spoiled, issue a further ballot paper and declaration of identity to such elector. The returning officer shall mark on the counterfoil of such further ballot paper the number on the back of the ballot paper so spoiled, and shall add thereto the word "duplicate".

16 Provisions in relation to ballot papers not delivered to voter.

16. If any elector informs the returning officer that two days have elapsed since a ballot paper should have been delivered to him, and that a ballot paper has not been so delivered, the returning officer may issue a further ballot paper and declaration of identity which, by being of a different colour can readily be distinguished from the ballot papers already issued. The name and address of such elector shall be written on the counterfoil of such further ballot paper so issued. Such further declaration of identity and ballot paper is herein referred to as a special declaration of identity and ballot paper.

17 Provisions in relation to voting, and completion of declaration of identity.

17. (1) An elector in giving his vote must place on the ballot paper the mark X opposite the name of every candidate for whom he votes. An elector may not vote for more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled.

(2) Every declaration of identity shall be signed by the voter and (except where the voter is a corporate body) shall be signed in the presence of a witness who shall also sign such declaration and state thereon his address and occupation.

(3) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the signing of declarations of identity of voters, that is to say:—

(a) where the voter is a partnership, the declaration shall be signed in the partnership name by one of the partners followed by the signature of such partner in his own name and the word "partner";

(b) where the voter is an unincorporated association the declaration shall be signed in the name of such association by some person having authority to sign in that name followed by the signature of such person in his own name and a statement of the capacity in which he signs in the name of such association;

(c) where the voter is a corporate body the declaration shall be signed by affixing thereto the seal of such body in the manner and with the counter-signatures required by the constitution, articles of association, or other regulations of such body;

(d) a declaration of identity purporting to be signed in accordance with this sub-regulation shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be signed in accordance with these regulations.

18 Notice of time and place for opening of ballot boxes and counting of votes.

18. Not less than three days before the close of the poll, the returning officer shall send, by post, to every candidate at his address as stated in his nomination paper notice, in writing, of the time and place at which he will open the ballot boxes and count the votes.

19 Delivery of ballot papers to Returning Officer.

19. Ballot papers for the election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board may be sent at any time before the closing of the poll, either by post or delivery by hand, to the returning officer at the office of the board.

20 Receipt of ballot papers.

20. The returning officer at any election for a particular class of ordinary members of a board shall place unopened in one of the ballot boxes provided by him for the purposes of such election every covering envelope received by him before the close of the poll as and when it is received by him, and any other envelopes received by him containing ballot papers which may have been inadvertently opened by reason of such ballot papers not having been returned in the envelope provided for the purpose, and shall seal up unopened in a separate package all covering envelopes received by him after the close of the poll, and shall also seal up unopened in a separate package all outer envelopes returned to him as undelivered.

21 Death of candidate.

21. If the returning officer before the close of the poll receives notice of the death of a candidate, votes cast for such candidate shall not be counted.

22 Counting of votes and declaration of result of election.

22. The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the scrutiny and counting of votes cast at an election for a particular class of ordinary members of a board, that is to say:—

(a) the scrutiny and counting of votes shall commence immediately after the closing of the poll, and shall be held at the offices of such board;

(b) the following persons and no other may be present at the scrutiny and counting of votes, that is to say, the returning officer, his assistants and the candidates;

(i) take all the covering envelopes out of all the ballot boxes and count and note the number thereof;

(ii) open each covering envelope and segregate any of those envelopes containing a special declaration of identity, and then take up each of the said covering envelopes not so segregated and examine the declaration of identity therein and compare the number on such declaration with the number on the ballot paper envelope in such covering envelope;

(iii) if the said numbers agree and the declaration of identity is found to be duly completed and made, he shall place the declaration of identity and the ballot paper envelope in separate receptacles;

(iv) if he is not satisfied that the declaration of identity has been duly completed and made, he shall endorse the declaration of identity "vote rejected," and shall attach thereto the ballot paper envelope, without opening such envelope, or if there is no such envelope, the ballot paper;

(v) if he finds that the numbers on the declaration of identity and on the ballot paper envelope do not agree, or if the envelope has no number on it he shall open the envelope, and if the number on the ballot paper agrees with the number on the declaration of identity he shall place the ballot paper in the special receptacle provided by him for ballot papers;

(vi) if the number on any ballot paper does not agree with a number on the declaration of identity, he shall replace the ballot paper in its envelope, if any, attach such envelope or ballot paper (as the case may be) to the declaration of identity, and endorse the declaration of identity "vote rejected";

(vii) where a declaration of identity does not appear to accompany the ballot paper envelope, he shall open the ballot paper envelope, and if it is found to contain the declaration of identity he shall deal with such declaration and ballot paper envelope in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Regulation;

(viii) he shall mark with the word "rejected" every declaration of identity which is not accompanied by any ballot paper, and every ballot paper which is not accompanied by a declaration of identity;

(ix) when all the said covering envelopes not so segregated have been dealt with under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, he shall take out separately each of the said covering envelopes segregated as containing a special declaration of identity and examine the declaration of identity therein and ascertain whether a declaration of identity in respect of the same elector has, or has not, been previously examined under this paragraph;

(x) if a declaration of identity in respect of the same elector has previously been examined under this paragraph he shall mark the special declaration of identity "vote rejected" and shall attach thereto the ballot paper envelope without opening the same, or, if there is no such envelope, the ballot paper;

(xi) if a declaration of identity in respect of the same elector has not been previously examined under this paragraph, he shall deal with the special declaration and the ballot paper envelope and the special ballot paper in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph other than the last two preceding clauses thereof;

(d) where a ballot paper and a declaration of identity are received together and the numbers thereon agree, such ballot paper shall not be rejected solely on the ground that such ballot paper and declaration of identity were or either of them was not placed in the proper envelopes or envelope or that any such envelope was not fastened;

(e) the returning officer shall show any declaration of identity which he proposes to reject on the ground that it has not been properly completed and made to the candidates present, and if any objection is made by any such candidate to his decision, he shall add to the endorsement the words "rejection objected to";

(f) the returning officer shall keep all rejected declarations of identity with the attached envelopes or ballot papers, as the case may be, separate from other documents;

(g) when all the covering envelopes in the several ballot boxes have been opened and their contents dealt with under the preceding paragraph, the returning officer shall open each unopened ballot paper envelope and compare the number on the envelope with the number on the ballot paper therein, and if the number on the ballot paper agrees with the number on the envelope he shall place the ballot paper in the special receptacle provided by him for ballot papers, but if the number on the ballot paper does not agree with the number on the envelope he shall mark the ballot paper "rejected" and shall attach it to the envelope;

(h) as soon as the returning officer has completed the placing of the ballot papers in the said special receptacle, he shall seal up in separate packets, (i) the declarations of identity which accompanied any ballot papers duly accepted, (ii) any rejected declarations of identity, and (iii) any rejected ballot papers, in the two latter cases with the envelopes (if any) attached thereto;

(i) when the returning officer has complied with the foregoing provisions he shall mix together thoroughly the ballot papers contained in the said special receptacle, and shall then take the said ballot papers out of the said special receptacle, count and note the number thereof and then count, in accordance with these Regulations the votes recorded on the said ballot papers;

(j) the returning officer shall endorse "rejected" on any ballot paper which he rejects as invalid, and if an objection be made by any candidate to his decision rejecting the ballot paper, he shall add to the said endorsement "rejection objected to";

(k) the returning officer shall credit every candidate against whose name a mark is placed on a valid ballot paper indicating that the elector votes for such candidate, with one vote;

(l) the returning officer shall, subject to the provisions of these Regulations, count the number of votes credited to the candidates as expressed on the ballot papers and shall declare elected the candidate with the largest number of votes, and shall then declare elected the candidate with the next largest number of votes, and so on until the number of candidates so declared to be elected is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled at the election;

(m) if two or more candidates are each credited with the same number of votes and if both of such candidates cannot be declared elected in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the returning officer shall determine by lot which of such candidates is elected;

(n) the returning officer shall prepare and sign a statement setting forth the names and addresses of the candidates elected, the total number of ballot papers issued, and returned, and shall send a copy of such statement to such board.

23 Expenses.

23. All expenses incurred by the returning officer in relation to an election of a particular class of ordinary members of a board shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Agriculture, be paid by such board.

Form No. 1.

FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION.

The (a)............................................................ ............................................................ .......Milk Board

Election of (b)............................................................ .........................................................Members.

Day of Election the.......................................day of............................................................ ...............

The returning officer for the election of the above-named class of ordinary members of the said Board hereby gives notice that he will on the.....................day of...........................................now next

ensuing between the hours of 10 in the forenoon and 4 in the afternoon attend at the offices of the said Board at..........................................to receive nominations for the election of (c)..........................

ordinary members of the above-named class.

Candidates for election must be entered on the electoral roll prepared for the purposes of the election.

Any person whose name is entered on the said roll may obtain, free of charge on application at the offices of the Board, a copy of the said electoral roll and a form of nomination paper.

Every nomination paper must be signed by (d)............................................................ ...........

person(s) (exclusive of the candidate) whose name(s) are or is entered on the said electoral roll, and must include a statement by the candidate of his consent to be so nominated, signed by himself.

Every nomination paper must be delivered to the returning officer either at the place above-mentioned, between the hours of..........................................and..................................on the.............................day of..........................................or may be delivered by post or handed to him at any time before 10 a.m. on the.................. day of............................................................ .............

A candidate may withdraw his candidature by furnishing notice to that effect signed by him to the returning officer, before...........................................on the........................day of...................................

If the election is contested ballot papers will be issued on the.............................................day of........................................., and the poll will close at 12 noon on the..................day of......................

Any ballot paper received after the close of the poll will not be counted.

	Signed,....................................................
		Returning Officer.
Dated...................	day of................................................

(a) Insert name of Board.

(b) State here whether producer members, retailer members or wholesaler members.

(d) If the election is for producer members or retailer members, insert twelve; if wholesaler members, insert one.

Form No. 2.

FORM OF NOMINATION PAPER.

The (a)............................................................ ............................................................ .....Milk Board

Election of (b)............................................................ .........................................................Members

on the.................day of............................................................ ...................

We (or I), the undersigned, being persons (or a person) duly qualified as nominators (or as a nominator) hereby nominate the following person

as a (c)................................................member of the said Board.

Signatures and Addresses of

Nominators (or Nominator):

(d)

Dated the..............................

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

I,............................................................ ....of............................................................ .............the

person nominated in this nomination paper hereby consent to this nomination.

	Signed,
		Dated the..............................	day of............................................

Note: See instruction overleaf.

(a) Insert name of Board.

(b) State here whether producer members, retailer members or wholesaler members.

(d) Note: in the case of a producer member or a retailer member there must be twelve nominators; in the case of wholesaler member one nominator is sufficient.

REGULATION 9.

Attention is directed to the following provisions of the Milk Boards (Election) Regulations, 1937:—

9. The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the nomination of candidates at an election for a particular class of ordinary members of a board, that is to say:—

(b) no elector may subscribe a nomination paper for himself and no elector may sign more nomination papers than there are vacancies to be filled;

Form No. 3.

FORM OF BALLOT PAPER.

Form of front of ballot paper.

The (a)............................................................ .......................................................Milk Board

Election of (b)............................................................ ..................................................Members on

the.........................................day of........................................................

Number to be elected (c)............................................................ .............................................

............................................................ .........................................................

BEFORE MARKING THIS BALLOT PAPER THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED DECLARATION OF IDENTITY SHOULD BE READ.

Voter's

Mark.

Names of Candidates.

FORM OF BACK OF BALLOT PAPER.

Number................................................

Election of............................................................ ............................................members of

the............................................................ .....................................Milk Board.

Note: The number on the back of the ballot paper is to correspond with that on the counterfoil.

Counterfoil No.................. Election of .................... members of the.................. Milk Board.

Note: the counterfoil is to have a number to correspond with that on the back of the ballot paper.

(a) Insert name of Board.

(b) State here whether producer members, retailer members and wholesaler members.

Form No. 4.

FORM OF DECLARATION OF IDENTITY.

Form of front of Declaration of identity.

(a) Insert here name of Board.

(b) State here whether producer members, retailer members or wholesaler members.

*Before signing this declaration the voter should read carefully the rules set out below as to the particular manner in which it must be signed by the classes of voters specified. Failure to sign this declaration in accordance with these rules may involve the rejection of the vote.

†This portion is not required where the voter is a corporate body.

The (a)............................................................ ........... Milk Board

Election of (b) .......................................................... Members.

Ballot Paper Number...........................

I/We do hereby declare that I/We am/are the Voter to whom the ballot paper numbered as above and the envelope in which the same was enclosed (both of which are now produced) were sent.

Signature of Voter*............................................................ ...............

............................................................ .....................................

†Signed in the presence of:—

Signature of Witness............................................................ ...........

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

Description............................................................ ............................

RULES FOR SIGNING DECLARATION OF IDENTITY.

REGULATION 17.

17. (1) An elector in giving his vote must place on the ballot paper the mark X opposite the name of every candidate for whom he votes. An elector may not vote for more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled.

(3) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the signing of declarations of identity of voters, that is to say:—

(a) where the voter is a partnership, the declaration shall be signed in the partnership name by one of the partners followed by the signature of such partner in his own name and the word "partner";

(d) a declaration of identity purporting to be signed in accordance with this sub-regulation shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be signed in accordance with these regulations.

BACK OF FORM.

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE VOTER.

(To be printed on Back of Form of Declaration of Identity).

1. The voter may vote for.............................candidates only.

2. The voter must vote by marking the ballot paper in the left hand side with the mark X opposite the name of each candidate for whom he votes.

3. The Returning Officer will credit every candidate against whose name the mark X is placed on a valid ballot paper with one vote.

4. Immediately after voting, the voter must place the marked ballot paper in the enclosed envelope on which are printed the words "Ballot Paper Envelope" and fasten it up. He must then place the ballot paper envelope, together with this paper, in the other larger enclosed envelope addressed to the Returning Officer and return the same without delay.

Ballot papers received after the hour of........................o'clock on the ............day of...........................................19............, will not be counted.

Form No. 5.

FORM OF OUTER ENVELOPE.

...................................................Milk Board.
Election of.......................................Members.
To................................................ ...................................................... ..........................................................	STAMP
If undelivered, return immediately to the Returning
Officer at..........................................................

Form No. 6.

FORM OF COVERING ENVELOPE.

The Returning Officer,

Election of................................Members of the........................

2d.

STAMP

Milk Board.

Form No. 7.

FORM OF BALLOT PAPER ENVELOPE.

Election of.....................................Members of.............:

Milk Board.

Ballot Paper Number.......................

NOTE.—The ballot paper only to be placed in this envelope, which, with declaration of identity, must then be placed in the envelope addressed to the returning officer.

Given under my Seal of Office this 9th day of July 1937.

(Signed) SÉAMAS O RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.