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The Mayo News - Criminal could sit on council but I can?t ? Martin

The Mayo News - Criminal could sit on council but I can?t ? Martin

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Lisbon on the road

Lisbon Posters

I've put up some of my Lisbon Posters to call for a YES vote again as I want to make sure we make the right decision and also to remind my supporters that "I haven't gone away you know!"

It's always a thrill to be campaigning.

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Update on disqualification

Westport Town Council has written to the General Secretary of the Labour Party informing them of the disqualification of Cllr Keith Martin from sitting on Westport Town Council under the provisions of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999; due to a delay in submitting his disclosure.

 

Westport Town Council have also requested that the Labour Party provide a nominee for co-option to the council to fill Keith Martin's vacant seat. 

 

In the meantime Mr Martin has already written to the Westport Branch of the Labour Party requesting the Branch to compile a shortlist of candidates for co-option "in the event that I am legally unable to retake my seat or unable to retake my seat for personal reasons."

 

Mr Martin has retained a Barrister and is awaiting a date for Circuit Court hearing in Castlebar into this disqualification. Mr Martin's legal team are attempting to ensure that the hearing will take place before the October meeting of Westport Town Council

 

 

Keith Martin

086 0691182

She's back!

Westport's answer to Air Force One took to the streets again for the
last two weeks of the Lisbon Campaign.

Bedecked in her Yes to Lisbon livery she's turning heads in the
Westport Electoral Area once again.

Update

I met with my legal team today, looks like it's going to be a Circuit Court case in early October, if I'm lucky.

If not it could be months before we get case heard.

I have also written to the Minister to ask for an extension of the submission date for the declarations. If the minister were to extend the deadline it would mean that I am no longer disqualified and neither would be the hundreds of others who were also late with their paperwork.

Will have to wait and see! Fingers crossed and thanks for your support. It means a lot to me!


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A week is a long time in politics!

I have received a letter from John Condon County Secretary of Mayo County Council to say that because I was five days late in submitting my Disclosure of Donations and Expenditures that I have been disqualified from Westport Town Council.

 

Because I was successfully elected to Westport Town Council I was granted a 7 day grace period by Westport Town Council, however the Act makes no such provision for unsuccessful candidates and thus I am supposedly disqualified from sitting on Westport Town Council by the lack of a grace period from Mayo County Council.

 

I submitted my completed Disclosure of Donations and Expenditures forms to both local authorities yesterday before 5pm.

 

It seems very unfair that there is one law for successful candidates and one for unsuccessful candidates and that the rules are such that Mayo County Council can bar me from holding my democratically elected office on Westport Town Council.

 

I am taking advice and have submitted a medical certificate to explain why I was late with my disclosure. 

 

I await a reply.