Election petitions

A petition may be brought where one contests the election result or alleges that a candidate is disqualified to be a candidate. Petitions against the election of a candidate or based on a disqualification are only triable before the High Court.

A petition may be brought by one person or several persons jointly. The law requires that when one seeks to bring a petition they must give all other candidates an opportunity to be a part of the petition before lodging it. The petition must be signed by the petitioner or where there is more than one petitioner by all the petitioners. This is to avoid having several petitions on the same matter regarding the same constituency.  The democratic process must not be held hostage by a flood of discordant actions. It must be emphasised that a petition can only be brought before the High Court.