Guidelines for the Presidential Election - 2011

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Standards in Public Office Commission

Guidelines

[Candidates and Election agents]

for the

Presidential Election 2011

 

27 October 2011

 

 

Standards in Public Office Commission
Telephone: 01 6395666
Email: sipo@sipo.gov.ie
Website: www.sipo.gov.ie　

Contact Number of staff member of the Standards Commission:-

Jacqueline Moore: (01) 6395718
(087) 3742837 for calls outside office hours

September 2011

 

Contents

Introduction

Useful Information

Chapter 1 - Presidential Election Agent

1.1 Appointment of a presidential election agent

1.2 Donations

1.3 Prohibited donations

1.4 Election Spending

1.5 Payment of invoices to suppliers

1.6 Persons incurring unauthorised expenditure

1.7 Furnishing Statutory Documentation

1.8 Offences and Penalties

Chapter 2 - Reimbursement of Election Expenses

2.1 Qualified Candidates

2.2 Claiming a reimbursement

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

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Appendix 5 - Advice