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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 79 of 2020
Dates: Source version 25 Sept 2020

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“This section gives the Order’s short citation name.”

This section gives the Order’s short citation name. A candidate for councillor in the listed district and ward must lodge a nomination with the returning officer during the stated time window. The campaign period starts on 1 October 2020 at 15:00 and ends on 21 October 2020 at 18:00. The poll for the listed councillor election must be held on Thursday, 22 October 2020, from 06:00 to 18:00, and no poll is taken 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 citation name.

Section 1

A candidate for election as a councillor in a district and

A candidate for councillor 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 Thursday, 1st

The campaign period starts on 1 October 2020 at 15:00 and ends on 21 October 2020 at 18:00.

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Section 4

The poll for the listed councillor election must be held on Thursday, 22 October 2020, from 06:00 to 18:00, and no poll is taken if only one candidate is validly nominated.

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

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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 candidate for councillor 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 Thursday, 1st October, 2020, between 09:00 hours and 15:00 hours. Date and time of nomination for election

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§ 3The campaign period shall commence on Thursday, 1stCommencement

The campaign period starts on 1 October 2020 at 15:00 and ends on 21 October 2020 at 18:00.

3. The campaign period shall commence on Thursday, 1st October, 2020, at 15:00 hours and close at 18:00 hours on Wednesday, 21st October, 2020. Campaign period

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§ 4Section 4Provision

The poll for the listed councillor election must be held on Thursday, 22 October 2020, from 06:00 to 18:00, and no poll is taken 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 Thursday, 22nd October, 2020, between 06:00 hours and 18:00 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 COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Province Northern Constituency Chilubi ELECTIONS FOR COUNCILLOR District Mwansabombwe Mwansabombwe Constituency Mwansabombwe Mwansabombwe Ward No. 104008003 104008022 Name Kakose Mbereshi Made by the Electoral Commission of Zambia at Lusaka this 22nd day of September, 2020. JUSTICE E. E. CHULU, Chairperson E. J. SIKAZWE, Member A. D. SIMWINGA, Member LUSAKA 22nd September, 2020 [EC.101/5/5 CONF.]

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