McDowell's posters illegal?

[David Cochrane]

Michael McDowell's campaign posters could be illegal. Details have been disclosed to Politics.ie that show his campaign posters could very well be in breach of both the Offences Against the State Act and the Electoral Act.

Both pieces of legislation require the posters to have the name and address of the printer and publisher on the front of the poster. McDowell's posters have the names, but no addresses, and they're on the back, not the front.





Candidates are required to list both the name and address of the printer and publisher under the following legislation -

s 14 of the Offences against the State Act 1939
s 140 of the Electoral Act 1992

Penalties under the latter section are a fine of £500 and/or 3 months imprisonment.

[mickeyc]

If only he'd listened to the Shinners and got rid of the Offences Against the State Act...

[TheBear]

Offences Against the State Act? Seriously!? For not having the printer's name?

[the crimson chin]

Oh God no.....this is terrible. Society as we know it will fall apart. This is going to be the reason the PDs will lose seats.

I dont think anybody is going to bother enforcing it, espceially the minister for justice. And no party is going to cry about it, its a victimless crime and probably the result of ignorance on behalf of the printer.

[SPN]

Another clear example of the incompetence of the far right.

Laws only apply to the little people?

[Rebelman]

These rules are regularly breached and rarely enforced. The logic behind them is solid enough for one thing it prevents others for putting up false posters on your behalf. These rules also apply to literature and are constantly breached, I can't see any candidate being singled out for this. But it could not happen to a nicer guy if mcd was on the recieving end

[President Bartlet]

The end is nigh for the PDs

[Jim84]

Quickly, someone run around to the police station and make a complaint.

[krayZpaving]

Bit rich for the Minister for Justice and self proclaimed legal expert to be breaking a pretty basic law. And if I remember correctly, his Director of Elections is the son of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He'd be legally responsible for this.

[Odyessus]

I demand the setting up of a tribunal to get to the bottom of this. Once more, Ireland is the laughing stock of Europe. Never in the history of human civilisation has the like of this been seen.

P.S. I don't get out much.