Annual Report 2007

Electoral Acts

The main purposes of the Electoral Act 1997 (hereafter referred to as the 1997 Act), as amended, (the Electoral Acts) are to provide for:

1. the acceptance and disclosure of political donations by political parties, TDs, Senators, MEPs, candidates at elections and third parties;
2. the opening and maintenance of political donations accounts;
3. the limitation, disclosure and reimbursement of election expenses at Dáil, European and presidential elections; and
4. the provision of State finance to qualified parties (this is dealt with in Chapter 3).

During 2007, the Standards Commission supervised compliance with the Electoral Acts by participants at the Dáil and Seanad general elections. The Standards Commission also supervised compliance with the Electoral Acts by TDs, Senators & MEPs, by political parties and their accounting units and by "third parties".

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