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Place and hours of poll.
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41.—(1) Each General Election shall be held on one day only, and such day shall be the same throughout Saorstát Eireann, and shall be not later than thirty days after the dissolution of the Oireachtas, and shall be proclaimed a public holiday.
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(2) The place of election shall be fixed for each constituency by the returning officer, and shall be:—
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(a) in a borough constituency some place within the borough; and
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(b) in a county constituency some place within the constituency or within a county borough adjoining the constituency.
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(c) in a University constituency some University building.
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(3) The poll, if any, at a general election shall commence at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and be kept open till seven o'clock in the afternoon and no longer.
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(4) The poll, if any, at a bye-election shall commence at eight o'clock in the forenoon, and be kept open till eight o'clock in the afternoon and no longer.
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