Electoral Reform Act 2022

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement
2. Art. 2 Interpretation
3. Art. 3 Power to prescribe
4. Art. 4 Repeals
5. Art. 5 Expenses
6. Art. 6 Definitions (Part 2)
7. Art. 7 Establishment day
8. Art. 8 Establishment of Commission
9. Art. 9 Membership of Commission
10. Art. 10 Recommendations for appointment of ordinary members of Commission
11. Art. 11 Terms and conditions of appointment of members of Commission
12. Art. 12 Ineligibility and disqualification of ordinary members of Commission
13. Art. 13 Removal of ordinary member of Commission
14. Art. 14 Meetings and procedure
15. Art. 15 Power to establish Committees
16. Art. 16 Power to appoint consultants and enter into contracts
17. Art. 17 Staffing
18. Art. 18 Accounts of Commission
19. Art. 19 Chairperson of Commission
20. Art. 20 Deputy chairperson of Commission
21. Art. 21 Appointment and reappointment of chief executive of Commission
22. Art. 22 Role of chief executive
23. Art. 23 Removal of chief executive
24. Art. 24 Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee
25. Art. 25 Accountability of chief executive to Oireachtas
26. Art. 26 Accountability of chief executive for accounts of Commission
27. Art. 27 Annual report of Commission
28. Art. 28 Strategy statement
29. Art. 29 Assistance of State bodies to Commission
30. Art. 30 Functions of Commission
31. Art. 31 Referendum functions of Commission
32. Art. 32 Advertisements etc. by Commission
33. Art. 33 Declaration that body is an approved body for purposes of a referendum
34. Art. 34 Publication of referendum notices by Commission
35. Art. 35 Obligation to provide information or statutory declaration if required
36. Art. 36 Notification to referendum returning officer and local returning officer of details of approved body
37. Art. 37 Appointment by approved body of agents at a referendum
38. Art. 38 Amendment of section 43 of Act of 1994
39. Art. 39 Reports and information to Minister and Joint Oireachtas Committee
40. Art. 40 Provisions in relation to offences
41. Art. 41 Registrar of political parties
42. Art. 42 Register of political parties
43. Art. 43 Application for registration of political parties
44. Art. 44 Registration of political emblems
45. Art. 45 Qualifying criteria for registration of political parties
46. Art. 46 Titles of political parties
47. Art. 47 Details to be entered in register of political parties
48. Art. 48 Political groups
49. Art. 49 Notification of decision on application for registration
50. Art. 50 Amendments to Register of Political Parties
51. Art. 51 Appeal against decision of Registrar
52. Art. 52 Inspection and production of copy of register
53. Art. 53 Requirement to comply with request by Registrar for information
54. Art. 54 Registration in relation to particular types of election
55. Art. 55 Provision of copies of register to returning officers
56. Art. 56 Constituency reviews
57. Art. 57 Constituency review reports
58. Art. 58 Laying of constituency review reports
59. Art. 59 Public submissions
60. Art. 60 Amendment of section 32 of Act of 1991
61. Art. 61 Local Electoral Area Boundary Review functions of Commission
62. Art. 62 Local electoral area boundary reports
63. Art. 63 Public and stakeholder submissions
64. Art. 64 Research function of Commission
65. Art. 65 Research programmes to be carried out by Commission
66. Art. 66 Advisory function of Commission
67. Art. 67 Education function of Commission
68. Art. 68 Post electoral event reviews
69. Art. 69 Oversight of electoral register
70. Art. 70 Amendment of Broadcasting Act 2009
71. Art. 71 Amendment of Data Protection Act 2018
72. Art. 72 Amendment of Act of 1992
73. Art. 73 Amendment of Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003
74. Art. 74 Amendment of Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999
75. Art. 75 Amendment of Act of 1997
76. Art. 76 Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995
77. Art. 77 Amendment of Electoral Act 1997
78. Art. 78 Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
79. Art. 79 Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1992
80. Art. 80 Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1992
81. Art. 81 Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1992
82. Art. 82 Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1992
83. Art. 83 Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1992
84. Art. 84 Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1992
85. Art. 85 Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1992
86. Art. 86 Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1992
87. Art. 87 Amendment of section 13B of Act of 1992
88. Art. 88 Use of the electoral register
89. Art. 89 Data sharing
90. Art. 90 Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1992
91. Art. 91 Amendment of section 15C of Act of 1992
92. Art. 92 Application to the register of electors
93. Art. 93 Anonymous electors
94. Art. 94 Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1992
95. Art. 95 Pending elector list
96. Art. 96 Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1992
97. Art. 97 Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1992
98. Art. 98 Oversight and reporting
99. Art. 99 Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1992
100. Art. 100 Third party claims
101. Art. 101 Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1992
102. Art. 102 Amendment of section 78 of Act of 1992
103. Art. 103 Provision of postal vote to special voter in certain circumstances
104. Art. 104 Amendment of section 99 of Act of 1992
105. Art. 105 Amendment of section 133 of Act of 1992
106. Art. 106 Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1992
107. Art. 107 Amendment of section 63 of Electoral Act 1997
108. Art. 108 Amendment of section 64 of Electoral Act 1997
109. Art. 109 Amendment of section 66 of Electoral Act 1997
110. Art. 110 Amendment of section 67 of Electoral Act 1997
111. Art. 111 Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2006
112. Art. 112 Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2006
113. Art. 113 Amendment of section 5 of Act of 2006
114. Art. 114 Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2006
115. Art. 115 Amendment of Act of 1997
116. Art. 116 Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995
117. Art. 117 Amendment of Act of 1994
118. Art. 118 Amendment of Act of 1993
119. Art. 119 Interpretation
120. Art. 120 Application of Part
121. Art. 121 Public information requirements for online political advertisements
122. Art. 122 Obligations on online platforms regarding online political advertisements
123. Art. 123 Identification and verification of buyers
124. Art. 124 Obligations on buyers regarding online political advertisements
125. Art. 125 Online political advertisements commissioned from outside the State
126. Art. 126 Exemptions from public information requirements
127. Art. 127 Functions of the Commission
128. Art. 128 Appointment of authorised officers
129. Art. 129 Monitoring compliance for the purposes of this Part
130. Art. 130 Investigations
131. Art. 131 Compliance notice
132. Art. 132 Appeal to District Court from compliance notice
133. Art. 133 Directions
134. Art. 134 Appeal to Board from direction
135. Art. 135 Judicial review
136. Art. 136 Requirement on online platform and buyer of online political advertisement to retain records, information and documentation
137. Art. 137 Powers of authorised officers
138. Art. 138 Power of Commission to obtain information from online platform and buyer of online political advertisement
139. Art. 139 Power of Commission to request information from other persons
140. Art. 140 Offences and penalties
141. Art. 141 Online platform liable for acts of third parties engaged by it to carry out its obligations under this Part
142. Art. 142 Service of documents
143. Art. 143 Review of Part 4
144. Art. 144 Definitions (Part 5)
145. Art. 145 Online electoral information, disinformation, misinformation and manipulative or inauthentic behaviour functions
146. Art. 146 Establishment and role of Advisory Board
147. Art. 147 Establishment and role of stakeholder council
148. Art. 148 Obligation on online platform to provide information to Commission
149. Art. 149 Obligation on online platform in relation to notification mechanism
150. Art. 150 Monitoring, and investigation, of online electoral information
151. Art. 151 Delegation of powers of Commission to chief executive
152. Art. 152 Exercise of powers of Commission
153. Art. 153 Take-down notice
154. Art. 154 Correction notice
155. Art. 155 Labelling order
156. Art. 156 Access-blocking order
157. Art. 157 Manipulative or inauthentic behaviour (including undisclosed bot activity) notice
158. Art. 158 Application to court for order directing compliance with notice or order
159. Art. 159 Communication with public
160. Art. 160 Mechanism for public to report disinformation, misinformation and manipulative or inauthentic behaviour
161. Art. 161 Appeal to appeal panel
162. Art. 162 Judicial review
163. Art. 163 Codes of conduct
164. Art. 164 Consultation by Commission
165. Art. 165 Offence of failing to comply with notice or order issued under sections 153 to 157
166. Art. 166 Offences of disinformation and misinformation
167. Art. 167 Offence of using undisclosed bot to mislead or influence election or referendum
168. Art. 168 Offence of failure to comply with obligations placed on online platform
169. Art. 169 Prosecution of offences
170. Art. 170 Extraterritoriality
171. Art. 171 Immunity from suit
172. Art. 172 Service of notices or orders
173. Art. 173 Advance polling
174. Art. 174 Advance polling
175. Art. 175 Advance polling
176. Art. 176 Advance polling
177. Art. 177 Advance polling
178. Art. 178 Advance polling
179. Art. 179 Definition
180. Art. 180 Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act
181. Art. 181 Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act
182. Art. 182 Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act
183. Art. 183 Powers of investigation
184. Art. 184 Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act
185. Art. 185 Amendment of section 23A of Principal Act
186. Art. 186 Party leader’s statement
187. Art. 187 Amendment of section 25 of Principal Act
188. Art. 188 Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act
189. Art. 189 Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act
190. Art. 190 Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act
191. Art. 191 Amendment of section 48A of Principal Act
192. Art. 192 Amendment of section 61 of Principal Act
193. Art. 193 Fixed payment notices
194. Art. 194 Amendment of section 83 of Principal Act
195. Art. 195 Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act
196. Art. 196 Amendment of section 85 of Principal Act
197. Art. 197 Amendment of section 86 of Principal Act
198. Art. 198 Amendment of section 88 of Principal Act
199. Art. 199 Amendment of Principal Act - insertion of sections 91 and 92
200. Art. 200 Amendment of Act of 1992
201. Art. 201 Amendment of Act of 1993
202. Art. 202 Amendment of Act of 1994
203. Art. 203 Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995
204. Art. 204 Amendment of Act of 2001
205. Art. 205 Amendment of Act of 1997
206. Art. 206 Fundraising by political parties
207. Art. 207 Offences and penalties