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Prohibition of plural voting.
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25.—(1) A person shall not vote or apply for a ballot paper—
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(a) more than once at an election of the members of a local authority otherwise than under Article 64 of the Local Elections Regulations, 1995,
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(b) more than once at an election for a directly elected Cathaoirleach of a local authority,
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(c) at an election of the members of more than one local authority of the same class held at the same local elections,
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(d) at a direct election of the Cathaoirleach of more than one local authority of the same class held in conjunction with the same local elections, or
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(e) at both an election of the members of a city council and an election of the members of a local authority of the class specified in subsection (2)(b) held at the same local elections.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, local authorities shall be deemed to consist of the following 2 classes:
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(a) county councils and city councils;
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(b) town councils.
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(3) (a) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
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(b) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable:
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(i) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or
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(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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