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ICA member seeks injunction over destruction of ballots

Date
2018-06-01

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Patricia Madden, a barrister and long‑time ICA member, has applied to the High Court for an injunction to stop the Irish Country Women's Association from destroying ballot papers from its 2018 national elections for executive posts. She argues that the ballots, which were mailed with a closing date of 27 April, have not been counted and no declaration of winners has been made, a breach of the ICA's Constitution. The election results should have been announced before the AGM in Athlone on 26 May. Madden says she was informed by the ICA's Procedures Committee Chair that the ballots would be destroyed at the earliest opportunity. The ICA's lawyer gave an undertaking that the ballots would not be destroyed, and the judge adjourned the case to a later date in the month. The injunction seeks to restrain any destruction or interference with the returned ballots.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: ICA member seeks injunction over destruction of ballots. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

April 27th Other
May 26th Other
2018-06-01 Publication

Why: She said she brought the action because it was "intimated to me" by the Chair of the ICA's Procedures Committee that the ballot papers would be destroyed at the first available opportunity. CNI source report