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Electoral Process (Local Government By-Elections) (Election Date and Time of Poll) (No. 8 ) Order, 2020

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: SI 101 of 2020
Dates: Source version 11 Dec 2020

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“This section gives the Order’s short title.”

This section gives the Order’s short title. A councillor candidate in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the returning officer during the stated time window. The campaign period starts on 23 December 2020 at 1500 hours and ends on 3 January 2021 at 1800 hours. The councillor poll in the listed districts and wards must be held on 4 January 2021, from 0600 to 1800 hours. No poll is to be held if only one candidate is validly nominated.

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This Order may be cited as the Electoral Process (Local

This section gives the Order’s short title.

Section 1

A candidate for election as a councillor in a district and

A councillor candidate in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the returning officer during the stated time window.

Section 2

The campaign period shall commence on Wednesday, 23rd

The campaign period starts on 23 December 2020 at 1500 hours and ends on 3 January 2021 at 1800 hours.

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Section 4

The councillor poll in the listed districts and wards must be held on 4 January 2021, from 0600 to 1800 hours. No poll is to be held if only one candidate is validly nominated.

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Provision 2Short titleCommencement

§ 1This Order may be cited as the Electoral Process (LocalShort title

This section gives the Order’s short title.

1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral Process (Local Government By-Elections) (Election Date and Time of Poll) (No. 8 ) Order, 2020. Title

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§ 2A candidate for election as a councillor in a district andProvision

A councillor candidate in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the returning officer during the stated time window.

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 Wednesday, 23rd December, 2020, between 0900 hours and 1500 hours.

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§ 3The campaign period shall commence on Wednesday, 23rdCommencement

The campaign period starts on 23 December 2020 at 1500 hours and ends on 3 January 2021 at 1800 hours.

3. The campaign period shall commence on Wednesday, 23rd December, 2020, at 1500 hours and close at 1800 hours on Sunday, 3rd January, 2021. Date and time of nomination for election Campaign period

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§ 4Section 4Provision

The councillor poll in the listed districts and wards must be held on 4 January 2021, from 0600 to 1800 hours. No poll is to be held if only one candidate is validly nominated.

4. (1) The poll for the election of a councillor in a district and ward set out in the Schedule shall take place on Monday, 4th January, 2021, between 0600 hours and 1800 hours. Election date and time of poll (2) A poll shall not be taken in a district and ward if only one candidate is validly nominated. Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101, Lusaka, Price K 4.00 each 464 Statutory Instruments 25th September, 2020 SCHEDULE (Paragraphs 2 and 4) ELECTIONS FOR COUNCILLOR District Lumezi Kasempa Livingstone Kalabo Constituency Lumezi Kasempa Livingstone Liuwa Ward No. 103004014 108004009 109006009 110001015 Name Kamimba Kaimbwe Maramba Luola Made by the Electoral Commission of Zambia at Lusaka this 7th day of December, 2020. JUSTICE E. E. CHULU, Chairperson E. J. SIKAZWE, Member A. D. SIMWINGA, Member V. M. MUKANTA, Member LUSAKA 7th December, 2020 [EC.101/5/5 CONF.]

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