section_path: Procedure
section_name: Procedure
paragraph_text: Procedure
  
  To stand for election as president of Ireland, candidates must:
  
  If a member of the Oireachtas or a County or City council nominate more than one candidate, only the first nomination paper received from them will be deemed valid. Presidential elections are conducted in line with Article 12 of the Constitution and under the Presidential Elections Act 1993. The president is elected through instant-runoff voting (described in the constitution as proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote). All Irish citizens entered on the current electoral register are eligible to vote. Under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011, there is a spending limit by each candidate of €750,000. Candidates who are elected or who reach 12.5% of the vote on their elimination are entitled to a reimbursement of expenses up to €200,000.