General Elections Act (Cap. 354)

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1. Art. 1 Short title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Power to make regulations.
4. Art. 4 Appropriation of moneys required for the purposes of this Act.
5. Art. 5 Extension of periods of time.
6. Art. 6 Delivery of applications or communications to the Commission regarding the registration or transfer of votes.
7. PART II
8. Art. 7 Electoral Commission.
9. Art. 8 Oaths to be taken by Commissioners.
10. Art. 9 Powers of commissioners.
11. Art. 10 Party Delegates.
12. Art. 11 Establishment of Electoral Office.
13. Art. 12 Oathtobetakenby staff of Electoral Office and power to administer oath.
14. Art. 13 Appointment of Revising Officers.
15. Art. 14 Appointment of Medical Board.
16. PART III
17. Art. 15 Qualification of voters.
18. Art. 16 Right to vote at elections.
19. PART IV
20. Art. 17 ElectoralDivisions and number of Members of Parliament.
21. Art. 18 Method of Election.
22. PART V
23. Art. 19 Enquiries by Commission.
24. Art. 20 Duty of Government officers to give information.
25. Art. 21 Application for registration.
26. Art. 22 Method of registration.
27. Art. 23 Transfers and corrections.
28. Art. 24 Cancellation of registration.
29. Art. 25 Decision by Commission on application for registration, transfer, correction or cancellation.
30. Art. 26 Requirement of information by commission.
31. Art. 27 Refusal or cancellation due to mental incapacity.
32. Art. 28 Information regarding new registrations, etc.
33. Art. 29 Rights of party delegates to information.
34. PART VI
35. Art. 30 Electoral Register.
36. Art. 31 Compilation of Electoral Register.
37. Art. 32 Contents of Electoral Register.
38. Art. 33 Publication of Electoral Register.
39. Art. 34 Additions, cancellations and corrections by Revising Officer.
40. Art. 35 Voters at election to be those in last Electoral Register.
41. PART VII
42. Art. 36 Appeals in case of forced correction or transfer.
43. Art. 37 Appeals in case of refusal of application.
44. Art. 38 Appealsinthe case of cancellation of registration.
45. Art. 39 Appeals following publication of Electoral Register.
46. Art. 40 Appeals by third person following publication of Electoral Register.
47. Art. 41 Hearing of appeals.
48. Art. 42 Adjournment of pending appeals.
49. Art. 43 Certificates to be forwarded to Commission.
50. PART VIII
51. Art. 44 Election Writ.
52. Art. 45 Notice to be published by Commissioners.
53. Art. 46 Voting Document.
54. Art. 47 Special Voting Document.
55. Art. 48 Number of Voting Documents.
56. Art. 49 Ballot Paper.
57. Art. 50 Distribution of ballot papers.
58. PART IX
59. Art. 51 Nomination of Candidates.
60. Art. 52 Deposit by candidates at elections.
61. Art. 53 Report by Commissioners if no candidates are nominated.
62. Art. 54 Uncontested and contested elections.
63. Art. 55 Withdrawal of candidature.
64. Art. 55A Threatening the secrecy of the vote.
65. PART X
66. Art. 56 Appointment of Assistant Commissioners.
67. Art. 57 Nomination of Assistant Commissioners.
68. Art. 58 Disqualifications and publication of names of Assistant Commissioners.
69. Art. 59 Objections to Assistant Commissioners.
70. PART XI
71. Art. 60 Appointment of Candidate’s Agent.
72. Art. 61 Appointment of party agents.
73. Art. 61A District agents.
74. Art. 62 Persons guilty of corrupt practices not to be appointed agents.
75. Art. 63 Identification of agents.
76. Art. 64 Polling places and polling days.
77. Art. 65 Prohibition of public meetings and demonstrations.
78. Art. 66 Maintenance of order within 50 metres of each polling place.
79. Art. 67 Maintenance of order outside 50 metres from polling place.
80. Art. 68 Provisions with regard to polling booths and voting compartments.
81. Art. 68A Ballot boxes and documents for polling booths.
82. Art. 69 Transfer of ballot boxes to polling booths.
83. Art. 70 Voting.
84. Art. 71 Method of Voting.
85. Art. 72 Illiterate or incapacitated voters.
86. Art. 73 Assistant Commissionersnot to see vote recorded.
87. Art. 74 Ballot paper not to be removed from polling place.
88. Art. 75 Assistant Commissionersnot to make suggestions as to manner of voting.
89. Art. 76 No unauthorised person to enter polling place.
90. Art. 77 Mixed polling places.
91. Art. 78 Closure of Voting.
92. Art. 79 Assistant Commissioners responsible for the maintenance of order.
93. PART XII
94. Art. 80 Retirement Home and hospitals.
95. Art. 81 Sub-committee for Retirement Homes and hospitals.
96. Art. 82 Duties of persons responsible for the administration of retirement homes and hospitals.
97. Art. 83 Voting at Retirement Homes and hospitals.
98. Art. 84 Direction by Electoral Commission.
99. PART XIII
100. Art. 85 Startofcountingof ballot papers.
101. Art. 86 Tampering with ballot boxes.
102. Art. 87 Counters, supervisors and calculators.
103. Art. 88 Commissioners may appoint persons to assist them in the counting of ballot papers.
104. Art. 89 Candidates and Agents.
105. Art. 90 Building where counting of ballot papers will take place.
106. Art. 91 Broadcasting coverage.
107. Art. 92 Appointment of persons to ensure proper running of building, etc.
108. Art. 93 Representations to Commissioners.
109. Art. 94 Direction of building.
110. PART XIV
111. Art. 95 Reconciliation of ballot paper account.
112. Art. 96 Removal of ballot boxes from strong room.
113. Art. 97 Opening of each ballot box.
114. Art. 98 Objections to opening of ballot box.
115. Art. 99 Checking of ballot paper account.
116. Art. 100 Whenballotpapers do not tally with ballot paper account.
117. Art. 101 Whenballotpapers and ballot paper account tally.
118. Art. 102 All ballot boxes to be opened.
119. Art. 104 Number of votes cast.
120. PART XV
121. Art. 105 Sorting of ballot papers, casual elections and co- options.
122. PART XVI
123. Art. 106 Publication of result of election and of counting details.
124. Art. 107 Preservations of documents.
125. Art. 108 Power of court to order unsealing of packets.
126. Art. 109 Candidates returned in both divisions.
127. PART XVII
128. Art. 110 Penalty for giving false information.
129. Art. 111 Penalty for misconduct in polling places, etc.
130. Art. 112 Penalty for offences in respect of nomination, etc.
131. Art. 113 Infringement of secrecy as to manner of voting.
132. Art. 114 Prohibition of activities capable of influencing votersimmediately before the election.
133. Art. 115 Competent courts. Cap. 9. Cap. 446.
134. Art. 116 Prohibition of display of posters, etc.
135. PART XVIII
136. Art. 117 Right of action before Constitutional Court.
137. Art. 118 Repeal. Cap. 249. Cap. 99. Cap. 102.
138. PART XIX
139. Art. 119 Non-exercise of certain rights.
140. Art. 120 Electronic Equipment.
141. PART III
142. Art. 21A Additional members in terms of article 52A of the Constitution.