Election of President

Election of President (1) A President shall be elected by registered voters in accordance with Article 47 (1) and this Article. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 46 Constitution of Zambia Act, 1991 (Chapter 1) Zambia (2) The Returning Officer shall declare the presidential candidate who receives more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast during the election as President-elect. (3) If at the initial ballot a presidential candidate does not receive more than fifty percent of the valid votes cast, a second ballot shall be held within thirty-seven days of the initial ballot, where the only candidates shall be the presidential candidates who obtained— (a) the highest and second highest number of valid votes cast in the initial ballot; or (b) an equal number of the valid votes cast in the initial ballot, being the highest votes amongst the presidential candidates that stood for election to the office of President. (4) A person may within seven days of the declaration made under clause (2), petition the Constitutional Court to nullify the election of a presidential candidate who took part in the initial ballot on the ground that— (a) the person was not validly elected; or (b) a provision of this Constitution or other law relating to presidential elections was not complied with. (5) The Constitutional Court shall hear an election petition filed in accordance with clause (4) within fourteen days of the filing of the petition. (6) The Constitutional Court may, after hearing an election petition— (a) declare the election of the presidential candidate valid; (b) nullify the election of the presidential candidate; or (c) disqualify the presidential candidate from being a candidate in the second ballot. (7) A decision of the Constitutional Court made in accordance with clause (6) is final. (8) The presidential candidate who obtains the majority of the valid votes cast in the second ballot shall be declared President-elect.