Notice of Election

07/05/2009

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Notice of Election - Local Authority: South Dublin County Council

An election of members for each of the local electoral areas of Clondalkin, Lucan, Rathfarnham, Tallaght Central and Tallaght South for the above-mentioned local authority is about to be held.

Nomination papers may be obtained from the address below during the usual office hours.

A person may nominate himself/herself as a candidate or may, with his/her consent, be nominated by a proposer who is registered as a local government elector in the area of the local authority for which he/she proposes to nominate the candidate.

A nomination paper from a candidate of a registered political party must have a certificate of political affiliation attached which must be produced to me with his/her completed nomination paper.

If no certificate is attached, the candidate must, before the latest time for receiving nominations, either-

• secure 15 assents to the nomination by way of statutory declarations by local government electors registered in the relevant local electoral area (forms available from me or the registration authority), or
• make a deposit of €100 in the case of an election of members of a county or city council or €50 in the case of any other election (deposit may also be made on the candidate’s behalf).

Details of these requirements are set out in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009.

The latest time for receiving nominations is 12 noon on the 16th day of May 2009

Completed nomination papers may be delivered to me in person by the candidate or his/her proposer at any time when I am at my office, from 10am on the 9th day of May 2009 until 12 noon on the last day for receiving nominations.

I am required by law to attend to receive nominations between 10am and 12 noon and between 2pm and 5pm on the 15th day of May 2009 and between 10am and 12 noon on the 16th day of May 2009.

If the election is contested, a poll will be taken on the 5th day of June 2009 between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm.

Returning Officer: Teresa Walsh
Address: South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Date: 7th May 2009.
Telephone: 01-4149100

Fógra Toghcháin - Údarás Áitiúil: Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas

Táthar ar tí toghchán a reáchtáil chun comhaltaí do gach aon cheann de thoghlimistéir áitiúla Cluain Dolcáin, Leamhcán, Ráth Fearnáin, Tamhlacht Lár, agus Tamhlacht Theas a thoghadh don údarás áitiúil atá luaite thuas.

Is féidir páipéir ainmniúcháin a fháil ón seoladh thíos le linn gnáthuaire oifige.

Féadfaidh duine é féin nó í féin a ainmniú mar iarrthóir I dtoghchán nó féadfaidh duine eile (is duine atá cláraithe mar thoghthóir i limistéar an údaráis áitiúil a bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an duine an t-iarrthóir a ainmniú dó), mar mholtóir, é nó í a ainmniú, lena thoiliú nó lena toiliú i scríbhinn.

Ní mór deimhniú cleamhnachta polaitíochta a bheith ag gabháil le páipéar ainmniúcháin ó iarrthóir páirtí polaitíochta cláraithe agus caithfear é a thabhairt ar aird domsa lena fhoirm/lena foirm ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe.

Mura mbeidh aon deimhniú tugtha ar aird ní mór don iarrthóir, roimh an am is déanaí chun ainmniúcháin a fháil, ceachtar den dá rud seo a dhéanamh –

• cúig aontú dhéag leis an ainmniúchán a fháil trí dhearbhuithe reachtúla ó thoghthóirí rialtais áitiúil a bheidh cláraithe sa toghlimistéar áitiúil ábhartha (tá na foirmeacha ar fáil uaimse nó ón údarás cláraithe), nó
• éarlais de €100 a íoc i gcás toghcháin comhaltaí comhairle chontae nó comhairle chathrach nó €50 i gcás aon toghcháin eile (is féidir éarlais a íoc thar ceann an iarrthóra freisin).

Tá mionsonraí maidir leis na ceanglais seo leagtha amach san Acht Toghcháin (Leasú) 2009.

Is é 12 meánlae an 16ú lá de Bealtaine, 2009, an t-am is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh.

Is féidir leis an iarrthóir nó lena mholtóir/a moltóir páipéir ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe a sheachadadh chugam I bpearsa tráth ar bith a bhím i m’oifig, ó 10r.n an 9ú lá de Bealtaine, 2009 go 12 meánlae ar an lá is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh.

Tá ceangal orm faoin dlí a bheith i láthair le glacadh le hainmniúcháin idir 10 r.n agus 12 meán lae agus idir 2i.n. agus 5i.n. ar an 15ú lá de Bealtaine, 2009 agus idir 10r.n agus 12 meán lae ar an 16ú lá de Bealtaine, 2009.

Má bhíonn toghachán comhraic ann, reáchtálfar vótaíocht an 5ú lá de Meitheamh idir 7.00r.n agus 10.00i.n.

An Ceann Comhairimh: Teresa Walsh
Seoladh: Comhairle Contae Átha Cliath Theas, Halla an Chontae, Tamhlacht, Baile Átha Cliath 24
Dáta: 7ú Bealtaine 2009
Telefón: 01-4149100