Sentences with phrase «accept his nomination papers»

The PPP took the case to court seeking «an order directed against the 1st respondent in her capacity as returning officer for presidential elections to grant the applicant the opportunity to amend and alter the one anomaly found in his nomination papers as well as accept his nomination papers as amended or altered to enable him contest as a presidential candidate for the 7th December 2016 elections.»

(10) If an enactment establishes a new electoral district but the enactment does not come into force until a future time, the Chief Electoral Officer may accept nomination papers under this section for the future electoral district.

Not exact matches

«With regard to the non-complaint errors in respect of which our client expressed its inability to accept your client's nomination papers however, we have been instructed by our client that it was impossible to comply with strict time period specified by rules within which your clients are by law permitted to amend or alter their nomination papers to comply with the requirements of the law regulating same, especially that your clients presented their nomination papers a day to the expiry of the nomination period, although your clients and all candidates were urged to submit their nomination papers as early as possible

«For the candidates who have met the requirements, their nominations will be accepted, which will mean they will be on the ballot paper for the December presidential elections,» she said.

After the vote, Boyle showed up at the American Legion Hall in Islip, thanked Conservatives for their backing and signed papers to accept the party's nomination.

(3) Once the required nomination paper has been received, the Chief Electoral Officer must accept the paper for filing unless the prospective candidate appears from the paper to be ineligible for nomination.

(5) When the nomination paper has been accepted for filing, the Chief Electoral Officer shall issue, after the writ of election has been issued, a certificate to the prospective candidate indicating that he or she is a candidate in the election.

(6) When the required nomination paper is accepted for filing, the returning officer shall notify the Chief Electoral Officer, and shall issue the prospective candidate a certificate indicating that he or she is a candidate in the election.

(4) If a nomination paper is not accepted for filing because it is defective, it may be completed, corrected or substituted before the day on which the nomination period begins under section 27.1 (1).