Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1997

Public bill · Private Member · Presented

The Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1997 would set both the presidential election and the referendum on the 17th Amendment for Friday, 31 October 1997, with voting from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. It would make Friday voting the normal rule for future elections, including on islands, restrict relevant ministers’ campaign roles, and fix a technical problem affecting postal and special voters.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make provision for polling day in the extroardinary Presidential Election occasioned by the resignation of President Mary Robinson, and the Referendum on the Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill, 1997; to provide for polling day in certain elections and for the role of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government in electoral campaigns; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018