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Dáil bye-elections 2009
A. Appointment as an election agent
2.1 Each candidate must appoint an election agent. For the purposes of this Act the election agent is the person who is responsible for accounting for expenses incurred on the candidate's behalf during the election campaign. The election agent must have an office or place in or convenient to the constituency to which claims, notices, writs, summonses and other documents may be sent.
2.2 The candidate must supply the name and office address of the election agent in writing to the Returning Officer for the constituency in which the candidate is standing. This must be done not later than the last day for receiving nominations at the election (21 May 2009). The Returning Officer will subsequently provide the election agent's details to the Standards Commission.
2.3 There is no provision on the nomination papers for the candidate to give details of his/her election agent. The candidate must, therefore, provide such details separately to the Returning Officer. The Standards Commission has issued a form to Returning Officers which a candidate may use to give details of his/her election agent. It is very important that the correct details of the person appointed as election agent (i.e. the person who will account for expenditure on the candidate's campaign) are notified to the Returning Officer on this form. The Standards Commission will only accept an Election Expenses Statement from the person notified to it by the Returning Officer as the candidate's election agent. The election agent should ensure that the candidate has notified his/her correct details to the Returning Officer.
2.4 A candidate may act as his or her own election agent. A candidate who does not notify the Returning Officer of the appointment of an election agent by the last day for receiving nominations is deemed to be acting as his/her own election agent. A candidate acting as his/her own election agent is required to comply with the requirements of the Act both as a candidate and as an election agent.
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