Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days)

Electoral Act 2006

110. (1) Whenever the Commission,the Director of Elections,

an election officer or anyperson is required under this Act to decide

an objection, dispute,complaint or an appeal, the Commission or

that person may attempt toresolve the issue, that is the subject of

the objection, dispute,complaint or appeal, through conciliation or mediation.

(2) The Commission shallprescribe the manner for handling any

objection, dispute, complaintor appeal under this Act.

111. (1) The Commission shall,for purposes of resolving electoral disputes, constitute such number ofconflict management committees as the Commission may determine.

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Electoral Act 2006, 96 (3), 102

96. Every election petitionshall be signed by the petitioner or by

all the petitioners if morethan one, and shall be presented notlater

than thirty days after the date on which the result of the election to

which it relates is dulydeclared.

102. An electionpetition shall be tried and determined by the High Court in open court, within one hundred and eighty days of thepresentation of the election petition as provided under section ninety-seven:

Provided that where anelection petition is not tried and determined within the period specified inthis subsection due to a failure by the petitioner to actively prosecute thepetition, the High Court shall dismiss the petition for want of prosecution.

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