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No. 32 of 2011Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011
Public bill · Government · Presented
The Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011 would require a Dáil by-election to be called if a seat remained vacant for more than six months, and guide constituency planning towards a Dáil of 152–160 members. It would also reduce presidential-election spending limits from €1.3 million to €750,000 and cut the maximum reimbursement of candidates’ expenses from €260,000 to €200,000.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992; to amend the Electoral Act 1997; and to provide for related matters
Last updated 12 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
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Debates
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Motion for Earlier Signature Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage Seanad
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages Dáil
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Referral to Select Committee Dáil
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage Dáil
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage Dáil
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
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