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ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 228 How and when to nominate to contest recount

ELECTORAL ACT 2004 (NO. 51 OF 2004) - SECT 228

How and when to nominate to contest recount

(1)  A nomination of a person under section 227(1) , to contest a recount to fill a vacancy, is invalid unless it complies with the requirements of this section.
(2)  Subject to subsection (3) , a nomination under section 227(1) is to –
(a) be in an approved form; and
(b) include a statement signed by the candidate consenting to act in the event of his or her election; and
(c) include a declaration signed by the candidate that he or she is still qualified under the Constitution Act 1934 to be elected as a Member of the Assembly; and
(d) be lodged, posted or sent by facsimile so as to be received by the Commissioner before noon on the tenth day after the day on which the notice of the vacancy was published under section 226(3) .
(3)  A nomination under section 227(1) may be provided by an approved method.