Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1947

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Electoral roll for Oireachtas sub-panel casual vacancy.

69.—(1) Where the Seanad returning officer adjourns an election under this Chapter for the purpose of taking a poll, he shall forthwith inform the Clerk of Dáil Eireann in writing of the adjournment, and send to him a copy of the list of candidates, and the said Clerk shall, not more than four days after being so informed, furnish to the Seanad returning officer a statement of the names, addresses, and descriptions of all the members of Dáil Eireann who are then entitled to sit and vote in that House.

(2) On receipt of a statement furnished pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in relation to an election, the Seanad returning officer shall prepare a list stating—

(a) the names, addresses and descriptions included in such statement, and

(b) the names, addresses and descriptions of all the members of Seanad Eireann who are then entitled to sit and vote in that House,

and the list shall be the electoral roll for the election and shall be final and conclusive.

(3) The several persons named in an electoral roll constituted under this section, and no other person, shall be entitled to vote at the poll at the election in respect of which such electoral roll is so constituted.

(4) The death of a person named in an electoral roll constituted under this section (whether such death occurred before or after the statement referred to in subsection (1) of this section was sent by the Clerk of Dáil Eireann to the Seanad returning officer) shall not prejudice or affect the validity or operation of the electoral roll.