Guidelines for the Dáil bye-election in Donegal South West 2010 [National Agents]

November 2010

Published by the Standards in Public Office Commission under section 4(6)(a) of the Electoral Act 1997, as amended.

Standards in Public Office Commission
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Paddy Walsh - 087 9794748

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Introduction & Useful Information

National Agents

1. Appointment of a national agent

2. Assignment by a candidate to a political party

3. Spending by the national agent

4. Persons incurring unauthorised expenditure

5. "The Election Period" - dates between which the spending limit applies

6. What are election expenses?

7. What are not election expenses?

8. Payment of invoices to suppliers

9. Furnishing an Election Expenses Statement

10. Consequences of overspending by the national agent

11. Offences and penalties

Appendix 1- Definitions

Appendix 2 - Fund-raising events

Appendix 3 - Items which are not election expenses and which were included in Election Expenses Statements at previous elections