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Personation agents at Seanad elections.
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24.—(1) At a Seanad election, the returning officer in each constituency shall fix the number of persons (not being less than six) who may be present on behalf of the candidates at the counting of the votes in the constituency so far as such counting is done by such returning officer.
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(2) Each candidate at a Seanad election or any group of such candidates may appoint a person to be present on his or their behalf at the counting of the votes in each constituency.
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(3) When the number of persons appointed under this section to be present at the counting of the votes exceeds the number fixed for that counting by the returning officer, the returning officer shall admit to such counting—
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(a) every (if any) person who is appointed by a group of candidates not less in number than the number of candidates desiring to appoint persons for such counting, divided by the number of persons fixed by the returning officer for such counting; and
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(b) such number of persons selected by lot from the other persons appointed under this section as shall be sufficient to make up the number fixed by the returning officer for that counting.
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(4) Every enactment for the time being in force in relation to the appointment by a candidate or the agent of a candidate at a Dáil election of persons to be present at the counting of the votes on behalf of such candidate shall, so far as such enactments are not inconsistent with this section, apply to the appointment under this section of such persons by candidates at a Seanad election.
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