Electoral Act, 1963
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Deposit by candidates. |
20.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 20 of the Principal Act: | |
“20.—(1) A candidate at a Dáil election, or someone on his behalf, shall deposit with the returning officer before the expiration of the time appointed for receiving nominations the sum of one hundred pounds, and, if he fails to do so, his candidature shall be deemed to be withdrawn. | ||
(2) The deposit may be made by the deposit of any legal tender or, with the consent of the returning officer, in any other manner. | ||
(3) If after a deposit is made the candidature is withdrawn or the nomination paper is deemed to be invalid, the deposit shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made, and if the candidate dies after the deposit is made, and before the poll is closed, the deposit, if made by him, shall be returned to his legal personal representative, or, if not made by him, shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made. | ||
(4) If a candidate is not elected, the deposit made by him or on his behalf shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared, unless the number of votes polled by the candidate does not exceed one-third of the quota as ascertained in accordance with the Rules contained in the Third Schedule to this Act, and in such case the deposit shall be forfeited to the State. For the purposes of this subsection the number of votes polled by a candidate shall be deemed to be the greatest number of votes at any time credited to him in accordance with the Rules contained in the Third Schedule to this Act. | ||
(5) If a candidate is elected, the deposit made by him or on his behalf shall be returned to the person by whom the deposit was made as soon as practicable after the result of the election is declared. | ||
(6) If a candidate is nominated at a general election in more than one constituency, he shall in no case be entitled to have more than one deposit returned to him, and if but for this subsection he would be entitled under this section to have more than one deposit returned to him, only such one as the Minister for Finance shall direct of the deposits shall be returned to him, and the other deposit or deposits shall be forfeited to the State.” |