This list is not exhaustive but serves as a guide for a candidate on the important reminders at the different stages of the election.
This list is not exhaustive but serves as a guide for a candidate on the important reminders at the different stages of the election.
Present your Nomination papers, in person to the Returning Officer at the Nomination Place on Nomination Day, which comprise:
Issue written authorities to third parties who:
Declare to the Returning Officer all OEA and non-online election advertising published using an electronic service (such as on an Internet platform, or using communication services such as private-messaging services, email, SMS):
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A person convicted of a Corrupt Practice under the Presidential Elections Act 1991 will not be allowed to do the following things for seven years from the date of his conviction:
The following acts constitute Corrupt Practices under the Presidential Elections Act 1991:
non-compliance with the published-by requirements, which require that any election advertising published or publicly displayed during the election period should include on or in it:
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A person convicted of an illegal practice under the Presidential Elections Act 1991 will not be allowed to do the following things for three years from the date of his conviction:
It is an Illegal Practice for candidates to knowingly spend more than the maximum amount allowable under the law. But take note that this amount does not include candidates’ personal expenses or fees paid to their election agents that amount to $500 or less.
It is also an Illegal Practice to expend on the following acts for the purpose of swaying the voters’ choice of candidate:
No one is allowed to let, lend, employ, hire, borrow or use a vehicle for the transportation of electors or voters to or from the polling station, except when the vehicle is used to transport himself or his immediate family members to and from the polling station.
It may also be an Illegal Practice if an election agent fails to follow the law relating to:
In relation to claims and payments, they should not make any payment to a claim if the claim is made to them after 14 days from the date of publication of the election result in the Government Gazette. They should also ensure that if a claim is made legally, the payment must be made within 28 days of the afore-mentioned date.
The candidate shall be guilty of an Illegal Practice if the post-election declaration on no foreign influence is not submitted to the Returning Officer by the seventh day after the election result is published in the Government Gazette.