Re Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1983
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 08 February 1984 |
| Date | 08 February 1984 |
| Docket Number | [S.C. No. 373 of 1983] |
| Court | Supreme Court |
(S.C.)
In re Electoral (Amendment) Bill
1983
Dáil ireann - Extension of franchise - Right to vote restricted by Constitution to citizens - Bill conferring franchise upon resident British citizens - Repugnancy -Constitution of Ireland, 1937, Arts. 6, 12, 16, 47.
Section 16, sub-s. 2, of the Constitution stated that "every citizen" without distinction of sex who had reached the age of 18 years, who was not disqualified by law and complied with the provisions of the law relating to elections, should have the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil...
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25 cases
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Redmond v Minister for the Environment
...Article 16 of the Constitution and not from any regulatory laws authorised by Article 16.7. In re The Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1983 [1984] I.R. 268followed. 4. That the requirement of a deposit was not just a matter of procedural and administrative rules regulating elections which Articl......
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T. A. (Minor Suing Through His Mother and Next Friend C. A.) v Minister for Justice and Equality and Others
...CONSTITUTION ART 40.5 OMAR v GOVERNOR OF CLOVER HILL PRISON 2014 1 ILRM 254 2013/42/12098 2013 IEHC 579 ELECTORAL (AMDT) BILL 1983, IN RE 1984 IR 268 SAHIN v TURKEY 2007 44 EHRR 5 19 BHRC 590 2006 ELR 73 (APPLICATION NO 44774/98) HRISTOZOV v BULGARIA UNREP ECHR 13.11.2012 (APPLICATION NOS ......
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King v Minister for Environment
...argued, had been described in terms of a "constitutional code for the holding of elections". In Re The Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 1983, [1984] I.R. 268, O'Higgins C.J. had stated the position as follows at p. 274:- " These provisions indicate a total code for the holding of elections to D......
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Tareeq Omar v Governor of Cloverhill Prison
...at time of arrest rendered arrest unlawful - Contingency of detention on validity of arrest - Re Article 26 and Electoral (Amendment) Act [1984] IR 268; The People (Attorney General) v Hogan (1972) 1 Frewen 260; Director of Public Prosecutions v Forbes [1994] 2 IR 542; Director of Public P......
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1 books & journal articles
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The Referendum, the Courts and Representative Democracy in Ireland
...26 and the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Bill [I9831 IR 181; ILRM 246 (rejected); ReJ Art. 26 and the Electoral (Amendment) Bill1983[1984]IR268(rejected); Ref. Art.26andthe Adoption (No. 2) Billl987[1989] ILRM 266 (upheld). l6 [I9841 IR 268. 12 The Referendum, the Courts and Representa......