Republic of Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland, candidates for election to Dáil Éireann must pay a deposit of €500 if they fail to meet one of two criteria. Candidates nominated by political parties registered to contest Dáil elections, and non-party candidates who provide detailed information of 30 electors in the constituency who assent to their nomination, do not have to pay a deposit. This follows a High Court ruling; the court found that the obligatory payment of deposits was repugnant to the Constitution of Ireland.
Candidates who pay a deposit get repaid if their final vote total, under the single transferable vote electoral system, exceeds one-quarter of the Droop quota for their constituency. This is also the threshold that candidates' votes must exceed to claim an election expenses allowance from the State.
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