COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, April 14, 2014
HEADED ITEM NO. 3h)
HEADED ITEM: C. Services Department
STANDING COMMITTEES - ORGANISATION, PROCEDURE & FINANCE COMMITTEE - 20th March 2014
ISSUING OF POLLING INFORMATION CARDS FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS 2014
REPLY:
At the Organisation, Procedure and Finance Committee Meeting held on 20th March 2014 the following report was considered:
"In accordance with Article 55 of the Local Election Regulations 1995 and S 54 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 a local authority may decide that polling information cards shall be sent to electors at an election.
"Polling information card" means a card informing an elector of the elector's number (including polling district letter) on the register of electors and of the place at which the elector will be entitled to vote, and containing a statement in relation to the specified documents required for identification.
Where a local authority decides in accordance with sub-article (2) that polling information cards shall be sent to electors and where a poll is to be taken in a local electoral area at the election of members for such local authority, the returning officer shall send a polling information card to every elector whose name is on the register of electors for the local electoral area and is not on the postal voters list or the special voters list.
A polling information card shall be addressed to the elector at the address in respect of which the elector is registered in the register of electors and shall be sent so as to be delivered at that address not later than the third day before the polling day
This matter is now before the Members for consideration. It is recommended that the OP&F Committee recommend that the Council pass the following resolution:
'That polling information cards will be issued to local electors for the forthcoming Local Elections to be held on 23rd May 2014.'
A report from this meeting will be brought to the April Council Meeting for formal approval." End of report to OP&F.
This matter is now before the Members for their approval.