Electoral Process (General Election) (Election Date and Time of Poll) Order, 2021

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Instrument: Statutory instrument
Citation: SI 40 of 2021
Version: 12 May 2021
Language: en
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This provision gives the Order its short citation name. The elections timetable in the Schedule applies to the matters listed in that Schedule. A person must not support a Presidential candidate for a nomination in the Schedule unless the person is registered to vote in the province they represent. This provision states the campaign commences on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 0600 hours. Assistant returning officers must pre-process the presidential candidate’s supporters in provincial capitals during the stated date and time window.

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Provisions of Electoral Process (General Election) (Election Date and Time of Poll) Order, 2021

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This Order may be cited as the Electoral Process (General
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision gives the Order its short citation name.

1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral Process (General Title Election) (Election Date and Time of Poll) Order, 2021.
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The elections timetable specified in the Schedule is applicable
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AI-assisted research summary: The elections timetable in the Schedule applies to the matters listed in that Schedule.

2. The elections timetable specified in the Schedule is applicable for the matters specified in that Schedule.
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A person shall not support a Presidential candidate for the
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AI-assisted research summary: A person must not support a Presidential candidate for a nomination in the Schedule unless the person is registered to vote in the province they represent.

3. A person shall not support a Presidential candidate for the purposes of a Presidential nomination specified in the Schedule unless the person is registered as a voter in the province which the person is representing. Election timetable Support of Presidential candidate Copies of this Statutory Instrument can be obtained from the Government Printer, P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka. Price K 4.00 each. 184 Statutory Instruments 12th May, 2021 SCHEDULE (Paragraph 2) Activity and Place

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Commencement of campaign
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision states the campaign commences on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 at 0600 hours.

1. Commencement of campaign Date Wednesday, 12th May, 2021 Time 0600 hours period
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Pre-processing of Presidential Wednesday, 12th May, 2021
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AI-assisted research summary: Assistant returning officers must pre-process the presidential candidate’s supporters in provincial capitals during the stated date and time window.

2. Pre-processing of Presidential Wednesday, 12th May, 2021 to Saturday, 15th May, 2021 candidate’s with one hundred supporters from each province by assistant returning officers irovincial capitals 0800 hours to1800 hours
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Nomination of Presidential and Monday, 17th May, 2021
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AI-assisted research summary: This section sets the nomination time and place for presidential and vice presidential candidates.

3. Nomination of Presidential and Monday, 17th May, 2021 0900 hours to1500 hours Vice Presidential candidates at a designated nomination centre
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Nomination of Parliamentary
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AI-assisted research summary: Parliamentary candidates may be nominated at a designated nomination centre during the stated nomination window.

4. Nomination of Parliamentary candidate at a designated nomination centre to Thursday, 20th May, 2021 Monday, 17th May, 2021 0900 hours to 1500 hours
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Nomination of Mayoral and
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AI-assisted research summary: Nomination of mayoral and Council Chairperson candidates is set for a designated nomination centre on 18 May 2021, from 0900 to 1500 hours.

5. Nomination of Mayoral and Tuesday, 18th May, 2021 0900 hours to 1500 hours Council Chairperson candidates at a designated nomination centre
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Nomination of Councillor
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AI-assisted research summary: Councillor candidates are nominated at a designated nomination centre on Wednesday, 19 May 2021, from 0900 to 1500 hours.

6. Nomination of Councillor candidates at a designated nomination centre Wednesday, 19th May, 2021 0900 hours to 1500 hours
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Close of campaign period
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AI-assisted research summary: The campaign period closes on Tuesday, 11 August 2021 at 1800 hours.

7. Close of campaign period Tuesday, 11th August, 2021 1800 hours
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Election date and taking of
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AI-assisted research summary: This provision states the election date and polling hours: Thursday, 12 August 2021, from 0600 hours to 1800 hours.

8. Election date and taking of Thursday, 12th August, 2021 0600 hours to 1800 hours poll Made at the Electoral Commission of Zambia at Lusaka this 12th day of May, 2021. JUSTICE E. E. CHULU, Chairperson E. J. SIKAZWE, Vice Chairperson A. D. SIMWINGA, Member V. M. MUKANDA, Member N. M. MUTITI, Member LUSAKA 12th May, 2021 [EC.101/5/2 CONF.]

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Electoral Process (General Election) (Election Date and Time of Poll) Order, 2021

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