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Electoral Process (Local Governments By-Elections) (Election Date and Time of Poll) (No. 6) Order, 2018

Candidates for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on 16 October 2018 between 0900 and 1500 hours. The campaign period starts on 16 Octobe…

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 3 provisions
Citation: SI 81 of 2018
Dates: Source version 19 Oct 2018

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“Candidates for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on 16 October 2018 between 0900 and 1500 hours.”

Candidates for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on 16 October 2018 between 0900 and 1500 hours. The campaign period starts on 16 October 2018 at 1500 hours and ends on 19 November 2018 at 1800 hours. The poll for the listed council elections must be held on 20 November 2018 between 0600 and 1800 hours. No poll is to be taken in a district or ward if only one candidate is validly nominated.

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A candidate for election as a councillor in a district and ward

Candidates for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on 16 October 2018 between 0900 and 1500 hours.

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The campaign period shall commence on Tuesday, 16th

The campaign period starts on 16 October 2018 at 1500 hours and ends on 19 November 2018 at 1800 hours.

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The poll for the listed council elections must be held on 20 November 2018 between 0600 and 1800 hours. No poll is to be taken in a district or ward if only one candidate is validly nominated.

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§ 2A candidate for election as a councillor in a district and wardProvision

Candidates for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on 16 October 2018 between 0900 and 1500 hours.

2. A candidate for election as a councillor in a district and ward set out in the Schedule shall lodge a nomination with the Returning Officer on Tuesday, I 6th October, 2018, between 0900 hours and 1500 hours. Date and time of nomination for election

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§ 3The campaign period shall commence on Tuesday, 16thCommencement

The campaign period starts on 16 October 2018 at 1500 hours and ends on 19 November 2018 at 1800 hours.

3. The campaign period shall commence on Tuesday, 16th October, 2018, at 1500 hours and close at 1800 hours on Monday, 19th November, 2018. Campaign period

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§ 4Section 4Provision

The poll for the listed council elections must be held on 20 November 2018 between 0600 and 1800 hours. No poll is to be taken in a district or ward if only one candidate is validly nominated.

4. (I) The poll for the election of a council chairperson or councillor in a district and ward set out in the Schedule shall take place on Tuesday, 20th November, 2018, between 0600 hours and 1800 hours. Election date and time of poll (2) A poll shall not be taken in a district or ward if only one candidate is validly nominated. Copies of this Statutmy Instrument can be obtainedfi'om the Government Prinla /JO Bm ]()/ 36. /0/01. Lusaka. Price K -U/() each 760 Statutory Instruments 19th October, 2018 SCI I1::DULE (Paragraphs 2 and 4) ELECTIONS FOR COUNCILLOR District Shangombo Constituency Shangombo Ward No. 110114008 Name Si puma Made by the Electoral Commission of Zambia at Lusaka this 11 th day of October, 20 I 8. JUSTICE E. E. C f -lULU, Chairperson A. C. Ni!EKAIRO, Member JUSTICE C. S. MUSIIABATI, Member E. J. SIKAZWE, Member A. D. SIMWINGA, Member LUSAKA 11 th October, 20 I 8 [EC.] 01/5/5 CONF.]

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