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REVISED LEGAL TIMELINES AT A GLANCE (3RD

JAN 2013)

Activity Provision of the Law Period Under the Law End Date

Election Day Date declared by the

CommissionMarch 4, 2013

Voter Registration Section 5 of The Elections Act,

2011 as amended by The

Elections (Amendment) Act,

2012

Planned for 30 days starting

from November 19, 2012December 18, 2012

Voter Inspection Section 6(2) of the ElectionsAct, 2011

Planned for 15 days startingfrom January 4, 2013

January 19, 2013

Commission to share with

political parties and independent

candidates lists of proposed

appointees for positions of

County ROs, Constituency ROs,

Deputy ROs and other officers

(for election)

For County ROs (Regulation4(2) of The Elections

(General) Regulations, 2012)

At least 14 days prior to the

proposed date of appointmentBased on the date of

appointment

For Constituency ROs,Deputy ROs and other

officers (Regulation 3(2) of

The Elections (General)Regulations, 2012)

Submission of Party Rules Section 27 of the Elections Act,

2011 as amended by The Statute

Law (Miscellaneous

Amendment) Act, 2012

At least 3 months before

political parties nomination.

While party nominations are to

be concluded at least 45 days

Thursday, October 18, 2012


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before the general election

Deadline for political parties to

amend nomination rules

Section 27 of the Elections Act,


Law (Miscellaneous


At least 7 days before the

deadline for party nominationsFriday, January 11, 2013

Submission of Party

Membership Lists



Law (Miscellaneous



date of the general electionsFriday, January 18, 2013

Independent Candidates Not to

be Members of any Political

Party

Article 85(a) of the Constitution At least 3 months before the

general electionsTuesday, December 4, 2012

Resignation of Aspirants who

are Public Officers



Law (Miscellaneous


At least 6 months before the

date of the general electionsTuesday, September 4, 2012

Gazette Notice on the Finality

of the Principal Register

Section 6(3) of the Elections

Act, 2011

Not less than 14 days before

the general elections.Monday, February 18, 2013

Political Parties Nomination Section 13 of the Elections Act,

2011


the general election.Monday, January 18, 2013

Period for Settlement of Section 74(2) of the Elections To be determined within Monday, January 21, 2013


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Disputes by the Commission Act, 2012 7 days of the lodging of the

dispute.

Deadline where the Commission

should have resolved all the

disputes

Regulation 99(2) of The

Elections (General) Regulations,

2012


Commission Nomination

(Commission Nomination is

set to commence on January

29th

2013)

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Publication of Dispute

Resolution Rules

Regulation 99(3) of The


2012

At least 3 months Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Commission Nomination Sections 14(2)(b), 16(2)(c) and

17(2)(b) of the Elections Act,

2011


the general election. The

Commission has set aside 4

days for the Commission

Nomination commencing from

January 29th

2013 to February

1st, 2013.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 to

Friday, February 1, 2013

Application for Nomination of

Presidential Candidate

Reg. 18(1) of The Elections

(General) Regulations, 2012

At least 5 days to the day

fixed for CommissionNomination.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Submission of Symbols by

Independent Candidates

Section 32 of The Elections Act,

2012


Commission Nomination dayTuesday, January 8, 2013


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Submission of Party Lists Article 90 of the Constitution,

Sections 34-37 of The ElectionsAct, 2011 as amended by The

Statute Law (Miscellaneous

Amendment) Act, 2012 and by

The Elections (Amendment)

Act, 2012 and Regulations 54-

56 of The Elections (General)

Regulations, 2012

Same day as the day

designated for submission tothe Commission by political

parties of nominations of

candidates for an election but

before the nomination of

candidates

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

but the Party Lists must besubmitted before the

nomination of candidates on

that day.

Declaration of Assets,

Liabilities and ElectionExpenditures by Political Parties

Section 30(1) of the Political

Parties Act, 2011

At least 60 days before a

general election

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Depositing of Specimen

Signatures by Political Parties

Section 31(3) of the Elections

Act, 2011

The Commission to set aside 5

days for the exerciseJanuary 711, 2013

Appointment of National and

County Chief Elections Agents

by Political Parties

Regulation 57 of the Elections

(General) Regulations, 2012

At least 14 days to the date of

the electionMonday, February 18, 2013

Political Parties or Independent

Candidates to submit names,

addresses and appointment

letters of Agents designated as

Counting Agents to the

Presiding Officers

Regulation 74(1) of the


2012

At least 48 hours before the

close of the pollMarch 2, 2013


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Notice of Election Section 14(1)(a) of the Elections

Act, 2011


date of the general election

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Election Day Monday, March 4, 2013

Declaration of Election Results

(First Round)

Article 138(10) of the

Constitution

Within 7 days of the

presidential election.Monday, March 11, 2013

Challenging Presidential

Election Results (First Round)

Article 140 of the Constitution Within 7 days of the

declaration of the resultsMonday, March 18, 2013

Hearing and Determination of

Presidential Election Petitions

(First Round)

Article 140 of the Constitution Within 14 days of filing Monday, April 1, 2013

Fresh Presidential Election

After a Successful Petition

(First Round)


Constitution


determination of the petition

filed with the Supreme Court.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Second Round Elections

(Presidential Run-Off) In

case there is a presidential

petition


Constitution

Within 30 days of the previous

election (being 30 days from

the hearing and determination

of the results)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Second Round Elections - Article 138(5) of the

Constitution

Within 30 days of the previous

election (being 7 days fromWednesday, April 10, 2013


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Where there is no presidential

petition

the declaration of the results)

Declaration of Presidential

Results (Second Round)


Constitution


presidential election.Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Challenging Presidential

Election Results (Second

Round)

Article 140 of the Constitution Within 7 days of the

declaration of the resultsWednesday, April 24, 2013


Presidential Election Petitions

(Second Round)

Article 140 of the Constitution Within 14 days of filing Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Challenging Election Results of

Other Elections

Article 87(2) of the Constitution Within 28 days of the

declaration of the resultsMonday, April 8, 2013


Other Election Petitions


2011

Within 6 months of their

filing (Parliamentary Election

Petition filed at the High

Court, County Election

Petition filed at the Resident

Magistrates Court)

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Filing Appeals from Petitions of

Other Elections


2011 as amended by the Statute

Law (Miscellaneous

Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2012

Within 30 days of the decision

of the respective Court

(Appeal filed at the High

Court for County Election

Petition and at the Court of

Appeal for Parliamentary

Friday, November 8, 2013


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Election Petition)


appeals of Other Election

Petitions


2011 as amended by the Statute

Law (Miscellaneous

Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2012

Within 6 months of their

filingThursday, May 8, 2014

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