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Councillors are elected every 5 years at Local Elections. The most recent Local Elections were held on Friday 24th May 2019. The Statutory Provisions relating to eligibility to become a Councillor and related matters are set out in Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended.
The Statutory provisions relating to the holding of Local Elections are set out in Part 4 of the Local Government Act 2001. The Act provided for the holding of Local Elections in 2004 and every fifth year thereafter. The Local Elections are conducted using the system of proportional representation with electors having one “Transferable Vote”. The definition of the “Transferable Vote” is set out in Section 37 of the Electoral Act 1992.
Members of Laois County Council with Chief Executive Mr. John Mulholland at the AGM June 2019
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Local Elections 2024
Notice of Election
Local Authority: Laois County Council.
An election of members for each of the local electoral areas of the above-mentioned local authority is about to be held.
Nomination papers may be obtained from the address below during the usual office hours.
A person may nominate himself/herself as a candidate or may, with his/her consent, be nominated by a proposer who is registered as a local government elector in the local electoral area of the local authority for which he/she proposes to nominate the candidate.
A nomination paper from a candidate of a registered political party must have a certificate of political affiliation attached which must be produced to me with his/her completed nomination paper.
If no certificate is attached, the candidate must, before the latest time for receiving nominations, either-
- secure 15 assents to the nomination by way of statutory declarations by local government electors registered in the relevant local electoral area (forms available from me or the registration authority), or
- make a deposit of €100 (deposit may also be made on the candidate’s behalf).
The latest time for receiving nominations is 12 noon on the 18th day of May 2024.
Completed nomination papers may be delivered to me in person by the candidate or his/her proposer at any time when I am at my office, from 10am on the 11th day of May 2024 until 12 noon on the last day for receiving nominations.
I am required by law to attend to receive nominations between 10 am and 12 noon and between 2 pm and 5 pm on the 17th day of May 2024 and between 10 am and 12 noon on the 18th day of May 2024.
If the election is contested, a poll will be taken on the 7th day of June 2024 between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm.
Donal Brennan Áras an Chontae,
Returning Officer Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
(057) 8664000 R32 EHP9
Date: 23rd April, 2024
Fógra Toghcháin
Údarás Áitiúil: Comhairle Contae Laoise
Táthar ar tí toghchán a reáchtáil chun comhaltaí do gach aon cheann de thoghlimistéir áitiúla a thoghadh don údarás áitiúil atá luaite thuas.
Is féidir páipéir ainmniúcháin a fháil ón seoladh thíos le linn gnáthuaire oifige.
Féadfaidh duine é féin nó í féin a ainmniú mar iarrthóir i dtoghchán nó féadfaidh duine eile (is duine atá cláraithe mar thoghthóir rialtais aitiúil i limistéar an údaráis áitiúil a bhfuil sé beartaithe ag an duine an t-iarrthóir a ainmniú dó), mar mholtóir, é nó í a ainmniú, lena thoiliú nó lena toiliú i scríbhinn.
Ní mór deimhniú cleamhnachta polaitíochta a bheith ag gabháil le páipéar ainmniúcháin ó iarrthóir páirtí polaitíochta cláraithe agus caithfear é a thabhairt ar aird domsa lena fhoirm/lena foirm ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe.
Mura mbeidh aon deimhniú tugtha ar aird ní mór don iarrthóir, roimh an am is déanaí chun ainmniúcháin a fháil, ceachtar den dá rud seo a dhéanamh –
- cúig aontú dhéag leis an ainmniúchán a fháil trí dhearbhuithe reachtúla ó thoghthóirí rialtais áitiúil a bheidh cláraithe sa toghlimistéar áitiúil ábhartha (tá na foirmeacha ar fáil uaimse nó ón údarás cláraithe), nó
- éarlais de €100 a íoc (is féidir éarlais a íoc thar ceann an iarrthóra freisin).
Is é 12 meánlae an 18ú lá de Bealtaine, 2024 an t-am is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh.
Is féidir leis an iarrthóir nó lena mholtóir/a moltóir páipéir ainmniúcháin chomhlánaithe a sheachadadh chugam i bpearsa tráth ar bith a bhím i m’oifig, ó 10 am an 11ú lá de Bealtaine, 2024 go 12 meánlae ar an lá is déanaí le hainmniúcháin a ghlacadh.
Tá ceangal orm faoin dlí a bheith i láthair le glacadh le hainmniúcháin idir 10 am agus 12 meán lae agus idir 2 pm agus 5 pm an 17ú lá de Bealtaine, 2024 agus idir 10 am agus 12 meán lae an 18ú lá de Bealtaine, 2024.
Má bhíonn toghachán comhraic ann, reáchtálfar vótaíocht an 7ú lá de Mheitheamh, idir 7am agus 10 pm.
Donal Ó Braonáin Áras an Chontae,
An Ceann Comhairimh Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
(057) 8664000 R32 EHP9
Dáta: 23ú Aibreán 2024.
Local Elections 2019