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REPUBLIC
OF ZAMBIA
CHAPTER 13 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA
THE ELECTORAL ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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| Section |
PART
I: PRELIMINARY
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| 1. |
Short
title and application |
| 2. |
Interpretation |
| Section |
PART
II: REGISTRATION
AND VOTING IN DIRECT ELECTIONS
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| 3. |
Qualifications
for registration of voters |
| 4. |
Disqualification
from registration of voters |
| 5. |
Registration
in a constituency |
| 6. |
Qualification
for voting |
| 7. |
Disqualification
from voting |
| Section |
PART
III: PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS
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| 8. |
Elections
to office of President |
| 9. |
Nomination
of Presidential candidate |
| Section |
PART
IV: NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
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| 10. |
Additional
disqualifications for election to National
Assembly |
| 11. |
Election
fee |
| Section |
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| 12. |
Electoral
Commission |
| 13. |
Independence
of electoral Commission |
| 14. |
Supervision
by Commission |
| 15. |
Appointment.
renumeration and functions of election
officers |
| 16. |
Power
of Commission to require information and issue
instructions |
| 17. |
Regulatory
power of Commission |
| Section |
PART
VI: ELECTION
PETITIONS IN RESPECT OF PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS
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| 18. |
Avoiding
of elections
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| 19 |
Who
may present election Petitions |
| 20. |
Relief
which may be claimed in election petition |
| 21. |
Form
and procedure for presentation of election
petitions |
| 22. |
Duty
of registrar to make out list of election
petitions |
| 23. |
Rules
of practice and procedure, security for costs |
| 24. |
Withdrawal
of election petitions |
| 25. |
Substitution
of new petitioners
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| 26. |
Abatement
of election petitioners |
| 27. |
Trial
of election petitions |
| 28. |
Provisions
as to witnesses |
| 39. |
Conclusion
of trail election petition
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| 30. |
Provisions
as to costs |
| Section |
PART
VII: OTHER
QUESTIONS RELATING TO PARLIAMENT
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| 31. |
Applications
to members and officers of Parliament |
| 32. |
Effect
of determination |
| Section |
PART
VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
AND REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL
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| 33. |
Exemption
from stamp duty |
| 34. |
When
incapacity may be removed |
| 35. |
No
person required to state how he voted |
| 36. |
Evidence
as to holding of election |
| 37. |
Validation
of certain documents |
| 38. |
Repeals
and saving |
| 39. |
Has
had its effect |
| 40. |
Has
had its effect |
