Electoral Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The Electoral Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 78 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Electoral Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Electoral Act
- S. 1T itle
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3Q ualifications f or registrati on of voters
- S. 4D isqualificati on from registrati on of voters
- S. 5R egistrati on in a constituency
- S. 6Q ualifications f or voting
- S. 7D isqualifications from voting
- S. 8E lecti on to office of President
- S. 9N ominati on of Presidential candidate
- S. 10A dditional disqualifications f or electi on to National Assembly
- S. 11E lecti on fee
- S. 12E lectoral Commissi on
- S. 13I ndependence of electoral commissi on
- S. 14S upervisi on by commissi on
- S. 15W ithdrawal of nominati on
- S. 16P ower of commissi on to require informati on and issue instructions
- S. 17R egulatory powers of commissi on
- S. 18A voidance of elections
- S. 19W ho may present electi on petitions
- S. 20R elief which may be claimed in electi on petiti on
- S. 21F orm and procedure f or presentati on of electi on petitions
- S. 22D uty of registrar to make out list of electi on petitions
- S. 23R ules of practice and procedure, security f or costs
- S. 24W ithdrawal of electi on petitions
- S. 25S ubstituti on of new petitioners
- S. 26A batement of electi on petitions
- S. 27T rial of electi on petitions
- S. 28P rovisions as to witnesses
- S. 29C onclusi on of trial electi on petiti on
- S. 30P rovisions as to costs
- S. 31A pplications to members and officers of Parliament
- S. 32E ffect of determinati on
- S. 33R epealed by Act No. 17 of 1994
- S. 34W hen incapacity may be removed
- S. 35N o pers on required to state how he voted
- S. 36E vidence as to holding of electi on
- S. 37V alidati on of certa in documents
- S. 38R epeals and saving
- S. 39H as had its effect
- S. 40H as had its effect
- S. 41P rocedure after provisional register of voters prepared on revisi on
- S. 42A ppeals against refusal under regulati on 35, 36, 37 or 40
- S. 43C laims
- S. 44O bjections
- S. 45R egistrati on officer to deliver copies of determinations, etc., to Direct or of
- S. 46P reparati on of registers of voters f or certificati on on revisi on
- S. 47C ertificati on of registers of voters prepared on revisi on
- S. 48E lectoral officers to publish registers of voters certified under regulati on 47
- S. 49R eplacement, control and custody of registers, provisional registers and true
- S. 50(1) The Direct or of Elections may, at any time after the certificati on of any Formal correcti on of
- S. 51(1) Where any pers on to whom a voter's registrati on card is issued dies, any Surrender of voter's
- S. 52(1) Any registrati on officer or the Direct or of Elections may, f or the purpose of Direct or of Elections
- S. 53In any proceedings before a magistrate under these Regulations, a true copy Evidence
- S. 54Where any notice is required by these Regulations to be published and, in the Publicati on of notices
- S. 55(1) A certificate under the h and of the registrati on officer f or any polling district Certificate of
- S. 56(1) A certificate under the h and of the electoral officer f or any polling district Certificate of electoral
- S. 57V oter's registrati on card prima facie evidence of contents
- S. 58W hen voter's registrati on card deemed to be cancelled
- S. 59D irect or of Elections may supply copy of register of voters to interested persons
- S. 60O ffences in relati on to registrati on
- S. 61O ffences relating to voter's registrati on card
- S. 62P rohibiti on against requiring or asking f or producti on of voter's registrati on card
- S. 63O ffences by registrati on officers
- S. 64Any pers on who knowingly gives false informati on to a registrati on officer or to False informati on
- S. 65Any pers on who forges, or falsifies in any material particular, or fraudulently Forgery, falsificati on
- S. 66Any pers on who, without lawful excuse, is in possessi on of any voter's Possessi on of forged
- S. 67F alse entries
- S. 68R efusal to leave premises when required
- S. 69P enalty
- S. 70H as had its effect
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IIREGISTRATION AND VOTING IN DIRECT ELECTIONSPART II
- S. IIIPRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONSPART III
- S. IVNATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONSPART IV
- S. VELECTORAL COMMISSION AND REGULATION OF ELECTIONSPART V
- S. VIREVOCATION AND SAVINGSPART VI
- S. VIIOTHER QUESTIONS RELATING TO PARLIAMENTPART VII
- S. VIIIMISCELLANEOUS AND REPEALS AND TRANSITIONALPART VIII