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NOTICE OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION FOR DUBLIN, MIDLANDS-NORTH-WEST AND SOUTH CONSTITUENCIES

We hereby give notice that an election of members of the European Parliament is to be held in the above constituencies. If the election is contested, a poll will be taken on the 7th day of June, 2024 between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

To be eligible for election a person must be either a citizen of Ireland or a national of another Member State of the European Union ordinarily resident in Ireland.

A person may nominate himself or herself as a candidate or may, with his or her consent, be nominated by a proposer who is a registered European elector in the relevant European Parliament constituency.

A nomination form from a candidate of a registered political party must have a Certificate of Political Affiliation attached which must be produced to the returning officer for your constituency with his or her completed nomination paper.

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

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Toghcháin Pharlaimint na hEorpa
Toghcháin na nÚdarás Áitiúil
Lá na Vótála Dé hAoine, 7 Meitheamh 2024

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Arna dhátú an 26 lá seo d’Aibreán 2024.

Arna shíniú: James Seymour
Cláraitheoir Contae
Cúirt Chuarda Luimneach

An tAcht Toghcháin 1992: Sceideal 2, Riail 39
(Curtha isteach ag Alt 106 (j) den Acht um Athchóiriú Toghchán 2022)

European Parliament Elections
Local Authority Elections
Polling Day Friday 7th June 2024

I HEREBY GIVE YOU NOTICE THAT:

  1. The latest date for the receipt of Appeals in respect of the Register of Electors of the County of Limerick in advance of the Local and European elections shall be Wednesday 22nd May 2024 at 4:30pm
  2. All such Appeals will be heard by the County Registrar of Limerick Circuit Court, sitting at the Courthouse, Merchants Quay, Limerick, and should be directed by post or personal delivery to that address.
  3. Any Appeals received after the final date shall not be considered by the County Registrar until after Polling Day for above Referendums.

Dated this 26th day of April 2024.

Signed : James Seymour
County Registrar
Limerick Circuit Court

Electoral Act 1992: Schedule 2, Rule 39
(inserted by Section 106 (j) Electoral Reform Act 2022)

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has today (5 April 2024) made orders appointing Friday, 7 June 2024 as the polling day and the hours of 7:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. to be the hours of polling at the European Parliament, local and Limerick mayoral elections.

The Minister has appointed Barry Ryan, a Principal Officer in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to be the chief returning officer for the European Parliament elections. He has also appointed returning officers for the three European Parliament constituencies in which 14 MEPs are to be elected for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term.

Mr. Fergus Gallagher, Dublin County Sheriff, will be returning officer for the 4 seat Dublin constituency. Ms. Marian Chambers Higgins, Galway County Registrar, will be returning officer for the 5 seat Midlands-North-West constituency. Mr. Martin Harvey, Cork City Sheriff, will be returning officer for the 5 seat South constituency. The three constituencies are specified in the Electoral Amendment (Amendment) Act 2023.

European election candidate nominations

The returning officers for the three European constituencies will in the coming days give public notice of the times for receiving nominations and of the application requirements.

Local election candidate nominations

The local authority returning officers for local elections will also give public notice of the times for receiving nominations and of the application requirements.

Limerick mayoral election candidate nominations

The returning officer for the Limerick mayoral elections will also give public notice of the times for receiving nominations and of the application requirements.

Voter Registration

A person eligible to vote but not yet registered as an elector still has time to apply for entry in the register of electors. To be eligible to vote a person must be 18 years of age or over on or before polling day and be ordinarily resident in the constituency in which you wish to vote. You must also be included on the Register of Electors.

Everyone is encouraged to check that their details are correct and up to date at www.checktheregister.ie .

Eligible voters who are not on the register, or who need to update their details, for example because they have moved house, can do so by submitting an online application at www.checkthereigster.ie or by submitting a form to their local authority.

Relevant application forms are available from City, County or City and County Councils (these are the registration authorities) or online at www.checktheregister.ie .

Completed applications must be received by the registration authority for the area in which you reside by Monday, 20 May 2024.

If a person is eligible to vote by post, or is unable to vote in person due to an illness or disability and is resident in a hospital, nursing home, mental health facility or similar institution, and they are not on the Postal Voters List or Special Voters List, as appropriate, they can apply up to Saturday, 11 May 2024 for inclusion in those lists. Application forms are available from City, County or City and County Councils and online at www.checktheregister.ie .

Election posters

With arrangements for the 2024 local elections now set, the Minister clarified the time period during which candidates can exhibit election posters. Candidates can only erect posters from 8 May 2024, which is 30 days before the polling date. There is a requirement for candidates to remove all posters within 7 days of the poll.

 

You can contact us via any of the following methods.

Post
Office of the Returning Officer
Circuit Court Office
Merchants Quay
Limerick

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Phone
087 4785089 9:30-16:00 hours
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