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Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987

In short

This law amends existing Referendum Acts to specify procedures for a constitutional referendum concerning the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987, which relates to the ratification of the Single European Act.

What it regulates

  • The content of polling cards for the specified referendum.
  • The distribution of information to different categories of electors (postal and special voters).
  • The display of information at polling stations.
  • The procedure for assisting voters who need help marking their ballot paper.

Who it concerns

  • Electors participating in the constitutional referendum on the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987.
  • Local returning officers and presiding officers involved in conducting this referendum.

Key points

  • Polling cards must contain specific statements outlined in Parts I and II of the Appendix to Section 1.
  • Copies of these statements must be sent to postal voters and special voters.
  • Presiding officers must display these statements in and around polling stations, though failure to do so does not invalidate the referendum.
  • When assisting a voter, the presiding officer must read out the proposal and ask if the voter approves or objects; if the voter doesn't understand, the officer must read a specific explanatory paragraph and then ask for their choice to vote for or against the proposal to change the Constitution.
Legal text
Legal text

Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1987 Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987 Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 4 of 1987 REFERENDUM (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Constitutional referendum in relation to Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987. 2. Short title, collective citation and construction. Acts Referred to Electoral Act, 1963 1963, No. 19 Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985 1985, No. 12 Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986 1986, No. 35 Referendum Act, 1942 1942, No. 8 Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1986 Number 4 of 1987 REFERENDUM (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987 AN ACT TO AMEND THE REFERENDUM ACTS, 1942 TO 1986. [2nd May, 1987] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Constitutional referendum in relation to Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987. 1.—At a constitutional referendum in relation to the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987— (
  4. a)a polling card sent under section 64

(1)of the Electoral Act, 1963 , as amended by section 3 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985 , shall contain the statements set out in Parts I and II of the Appendix to this section, (
  1. b)copies of the statements referred to in paragraph (
  2. a)of this section shall also be sent by the local returning officer for a constituency to every elector whose name is on the register of presidential electors for such constituency and is on the postal voters list for such constituency at the same time as his ballot paper for the poll at the referendum is sent to him, (
  3. c)copies of the statements referred to in paragraph (
  4. a)of this section shall also be sent by the local returning officer for a constituency to every elector whose name is on the register of presidential electors for such constituency and is on the special voters list (within the meaning of the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986 ) for such constituency and shall be so sent in sufficient time to be delivered in the ordinary course of post before the delivery to the elector concerned of the documents referred to in section 10
(1)of the said Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986 , (
  1. d)copies of the statements referred to in paragraph (
  2. a)of this section shall be displayed by the presiding officer in and in the precincts of his polling station: Provided that the referendum shall not be invalidated by reason of any failure to display such copies in or in the precincts of any polling station, (
  3. e)in applying Rule 18 (inserted by the Electoral Act, 1963 ) of the First Schedule to the Referendum Act, 1942 , thefollowing paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph
(5)— “
(5)(a) Where a ballot paper is to be marked pursuant to paragraph
(3)of this Rule, the presiding officer may assist the voter by reading out in full from the ballot paper the proposal stated therein and asking the voter ‘Do you approve of or do you object to that Bill becoming law?’ and shall then, unless it is a case to which subparagraph (
  1. b)of this paragraph applies, mark the ballot paper in accordance with the answer of the voter, but he shall not act on any written instruction. (
  2. b)Where the voter fails to understand the import of the said question, or does not answer the question the presiding officer— (
  3. i)shall read out to the voter paragraph 1 of the statement set out in Part I or Part II, as appropriate, of the Appendix to section 1 of the Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987, (
  4. ii)shall then ask the voter ‘Which do you wish to do—to vote in favour of the proposal to change the Constitution or to vote against the proposal to change the Constitution?’, and (iii) shall then mark the ballot paper in accordance with the answer of the voter, but shall not act on any written instructions.”. APPENDIX Part I 1. Is é atá beartaithe leis an mBille um an Deichiú Leasú ar an mBunreacht, 1987, a chur ar chumas an Stáit an Ionstraim Eorpach Aonair a dhaingniú tríd an abairt seo a leanas a chur isteach i bhfoalt 3° d'alt 4 d'Airteagal 29 den Bhunreacht tar éis na chéad abairte: “Tig leis an Stát an Ionstraim Eorpach Aonair (do sínigheadh tar ceann Bhallstáit na gComhphobal i Lucsamburg an 17adh lá d'Fheabhra, 1986, agus insan Háig an 28adh lá d'Fheabhra, 1986) do dhaingniú.”. 2. MÁ THOILÍONN tú leis an togra, cuir X os coinne an fhocail TÁ ar an bpáipéar ballóide. 3. MURA dTOILÍONN tú leis an togra, cuir X os coinne an fhocail NÍL ar an bpáipéar ballóide. 4. Is féidir cóip den Bhille a iniúchadh saor in aisce, agus is féidir é a cheannach ar dhá phingin, in aon Phost-Oifig. Part II 1. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1987, proposes to enable the State to ratify the Single European Act by inserting the sentence here following into subsection 3° of section 4 of Article 29 of the Constitution after the first sentence: “The state may ratify the Single European Act (signed on behalf of the Member States of the Communities at Luxembourg on the 17th day of Februray, 1986, and at The Hague on the 28th day of Februray, 1986).”. 2. If you APPROVE of the proposal, mark X opposite the word YES on the ballot paper. 3. If you DO NOT APPROVE of the proposal, mark X opposite the word NO on the ballot paper. 4. A copy of the Bill can be inspected free of charge, and purchased for two pence, at any Post Office. Short title, collective citation and construction. 2.—
(1)This Act may be cited as the Referendum (Amendment) Act, 1987.
(2)The Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1986 and this Act may be cited together as the Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1987.
(3)This Act shall be construed as one with the Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1986. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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