Phillips Law

14. New section substituted for section 35 of Cap. 2:13

June 28, 2018 No Comments

Section 35 (“Additional powers to alter voters rolls”) of the principal Act is amended by the repeal of subsection (3) and the substitution of the following subsections – “( 3) A voter who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commission or a voter registration officer under this section may appeal against the decision to a […]

12. Amendment of Section 26A of Cap. 2:13

June 26, 2018 No Comments

The principal Act is amended by repeal of section 26A and the substitution of – “26A Closure of voters roll before nomination day No person shall be registered as a voter for the purposes of voting at any Presidential election or election of members of the Parliament or Councillors unless he or she lodges a […]

11. Amendment of Section 25 of Cap. 2:13.

June 25, 2018 No Comments

Section 25 (“Claims for transfer of registration”) of the principal Act is amended – (a) by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution of- “(l) A voter whose name is registered on the voters roll for a constituency and who: (a) has become resident in another constituency; or (b) wishes, for the reason referred […]

10. Amendment of Section 24 of Cap. 2:13

June 22, 2018 No Comments

Section 24 (“Claims for registration”) of the principal Act is amended by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution of- “(1) Any person who wishes to be registered as a voter on the voters roll for any constituency shall complete the appropriate prescribed claim form and submit it to a voter registration officer at […]

10. Amendment of Section 24 of Cap. 2:13

June 22, 2018 No Comments

Section 24 (“Claims for registration”) of the principal Act is amended by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution of- “(1) Any person who wishes to be registered as a voter on the voters roll for any constituency shall complete the appropriate prescribed claim form and submit it to a voter registration officer at […]

8. Amendment of section 22A of Cap. 2:13

June 20, 2018 No Comments

Section 22A (“Polling station voters rolls”)( 1) of the principal Act is amended by, the insertion of the following proviso to paragraph (b) – “Provided that where the estimated number of voters to be served by any polling station exceeds the number determined by the Commission to be manageable, the Commission may establish two or […]

8 Amendment of section 22A of Gap. 2:13

June 20, 2018 No Comments

Section 22A (“Polling station voters rolls”)( 1) of the principal Act is amended by, the insertion of the following provision to paragraph (b) – “Provided that where the estimated number of voters to be served by an) polling station exceeds the number determined by the Commission to be manageable, the Commission may establish two or […]

7. Amendment of Section 21 of Cap. 2:13.

June 19, 2018 No Comments

Section 21 (“Inspection of voters rolls and provision of copies”) of the principal Act is amended – (a) in subsection (1) by the insertion after “voters roll” of “, and every consolidated roll referred to in section 20(4a)”; (b) in subsection (3) by the deletion of “ward or constituency; “voters roll” and the substitution of […]