Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLIII, …

1 THE PUBLIC ELECTIONS ACT, 2012 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSS ectionPART I PRELIMINARY1. II ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION2. Establishment of Electoral Independence of Electoral Resignation from Electoral Removal of member for gross Remuneration, allowances and privileges of Functions of Electoral Proceedings of Electoral Executive Secretary and other staff of Electoral Expenses, accounts and audit of Electoral Standing orders of Electoral III REGISTER OF VOTERS AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS12.

2 Register of Register of Voters to be conclusive evidence of entitlement to Division of Sierra Leone into wards, Qualification of Disqualification of Period for registration of Registration of voters outside Sierra Voters to be registered once to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLIII, No. 26dated 24th May, 2012 PART IV PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF VOTERS20. Appointment of Registration Officers and Revising Appointment of Assistant Registration Notice of intention to compile Register of Voters23.

3 Notice inviting claims of eligible Notice of claim for Proof of claim for Refusal to Records of statements made by persons refused Exhibition of provisional list of Powers of Commission, field registrars, etc. in compiling provisional Procedure as to omissions and Revision Procedures of Powers of Revising Grounds of Procedure on Right to vote not affected by pending Settlement of Revision of Returns of Transfer of registered Loss or destruction of voter registration Proprietary rights in voter registration V PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS43.

4 Time for presidential Nomination of presidential Form for nomination of presidential Presidential candidate to pay nomination Publication of Political party to nominate fresh election of unopposed Appointment of Returning Officers, Presiding Officers, Polling Assistants, Time and procedure for Declaration of election Certification of election and publication of Assumption of office by elected Challenge of election of VI GENERAL election OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT56. Composition of Time for parliamentary Form of general Time for nomination of Nomination of Political party list of endorsed candidates for parliamentary Statutory declaration in support of political party list of endorsed Objections to Withdrawal of Action to be taken on Death of Final list of candidates to be published by Contested election and unopposed VII PROCEDURES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTIONS69.

5 National Returning Conduct of elections by Electoral Polling Precautions to ensure Hours of Manner of Numbering of ballot Voting to be without Admission of persons to polling Restriction on admission to polling Prevention of Conduct in polling Sealing of ballot Counting Persons who may be present at counting of Counting of Void Rejection of void ballot Over Counting Officer s decision to be Counting Officer s duties at conclusion of Delivery of sealed ballot boxes and election equipment to District Loss or destruction of sealed ballot Duty of District Returning Officer regarding counting of Certificate of result by District Returning Publication of Non-attendance of agents not to invalidate acts Secrecy of VIII election OF PARAMOUNT CHIEF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT98.

6 Nomination and procedure in election of Paramount Chief members Returning Officer to meet Chiefdom Council and conduct of votes in election of Paramount Chief members of who may be present at counting of Officer s duties at conclusion of IX election OF LOCAL for local council of local council of sections 60 to 97 to local council X ELECTORAL of relating to registration of relating to multiple registration of Offences relating to Register of relating to voter registration cards, of buying and selling voter registration in respect of nomination papers, ballot papers, Wrongful voting, practices by electoral of return of of of election by force, for undue influence, personation, or Wrongful voting and false of interference with election of unauthorised printing.

7 Manufacture and supply of votingand election with lawful public and emblems of Prohibition of interference with free political canvassing and use of conduct at Voting by unregistered Offences on election XI OFFENCES RELATED TO INFORMATION access to computer access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of modification of computer Territorial scope of offences under this XII ELECTORAL OFFENCES offences XIII election PETITIONS AND CIVIL as to elected Members of Parliament to be determined by valid unless questioned within twenty-one days of publication of election of election to have priority of with.

8 Certificate of from High on election return of notice of offences may void XIV election CAMPAIGN Commission to declare election campaign campaign campaign against violation of obligation of candidates and political during election of election campaign on radio and XV MISCELLANEOUS to accredit for of and obligations of of petition petitions and appeals Commission s power to enlarge Commission to prescribe additional forms, 42012 Sierra LeoneTHE PUBLIC ELECTIONS ACT, an Act to consolidate and amend the law on publicelections, to make provision supplementary to sections 32 and 33 ofthe Constitution of Sierra Leone with respect to the ElectoralCommission and for other related matters.

9 []ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in thispresent Parliament of this 7th day of May, ERNEST BAI KOROMA, AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, Sierra NO. 26 OF 24TH MAY, in Parliament this 1st day of May, in the year of our Lord twothousand and S. SESAY,Clerk of PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Billwhich has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copyof the said S. SESAY,Clerk of nominators and the candidates must sign in the presence of twowitnesses who must be of full age and who must sign in the places 4 The Public Elections Act2012No.

10 4 The Public Elections Act2012No. 4 The Public Elections I this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- ballot paper means the printed form used for thepurpose of voting for a candidate; candidate includes a person nominated for electionas President of Sierra Leone , ordinary member ofParliament, Paramount Chief Member of Parliamentor as member of a local council; constituency means a constituency prescribed undersubsection (1) of section 38 of the Constitution; Constitution means the Constitution of Sierra Leone ,1991.